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That fateful year saw the world's population enduring what is believed to be a recurrence of the bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death or the Black Plague. It is further widely believed that the Black Death was responsible for the deaths of 38,000 Londoners that year.
At the time, the Black Plague affected everyone in the world.
The common name for bubonic plague is the Black Death.
The black death is also known as 'The Black Plague' but the scientific name for it is the bubonic plague.
2/3s of Europe
It killed a lot of people.
the black plague
Black Death Plague killed half of world's population. So it affected very negatively.
Bubonic plague does still exist in the world, but it is rare.
Something that happens all over the world and effects the entire world.
The world was seriously impacted by the bubonic plague. An estimated 75 million people died in a relatively short period of time. In addition to the greatly lessened population, there were also psychological effects on the survivors who often witnessed their entire families being decimated.
The Black Death or Plague can be found in regions all around the globe. The plague is spread by animals, but due to antibiotics and prevention in animals outbreaks are not common anymore.