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How did the black plauge get its name?

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The Black Plague (also called the Black Death) got its name because of the black spots the disease produced on the skin of its victims.

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Where is the black plauge?

The black plauge was from Europe and spread all the way to cover half of Asia it went that far. But now there is no Black Plauge it ended in about the 15 century. I don't know exacly where the Black Plauge started though.


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