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Poor sanitation, lack of broad spectrum (or any) antibiotics, and lack of a basic idea of airborne pathogens. Also, the cities were crowded, spreading the disease much more rapidly than it spread in rural farming areas.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agobecause they got infected by people that had the diease There are different versions of the plague a good source of information can be found on the related link (Death Defined Black Death Causes and Symptoms) below.
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∙ 12y agothe plague spread so quickly beccause people in the mid evil times did not know how to deal with germs or disease to begin with. so they tried to flea which spread the black death even more rapidly that's the main reason why it killed so many people.
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∙ 16y agobecause people who had it fled causing it to spread
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∙ 12y agothe people from the old days knew nothing about clealiness - no baths, no one washed their hands. some doctors cut people in the hope that the infections would drain away with the blood
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When did the black death kill half the people in Europe?
The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30-60 percent of Europe's population and reduced the world population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in the 14th century.
How many years did the Black Death take to kill 25 million people?
It took five years for the black death to kill 25 million people.
Where did the black death kill everyone?
The black plague killed many people in Europe, but also all over the world. It killed mostly in central Europe, and killed over 20 million people in a very small time of five years.
How many people did the Black Death pandemic kill?
About 75 million people died in the epidemic, approximately three-fourths of Europe's population at the time.
When did the black death kill a lot of people?
1400s
How many people did the bubonic flu kill?
If this is referring to the black death between 1348 and 1350, it killed about one third of Europe's population at that time.
How many years did it take to kill 25 million people in the black death?
Black Death killed 75 to 200 million people. It took 1346 to 1353.
Did the black death kill any important people?
Yes it did, such as multiple popes and kings
How long did it take to kill 25 million people in the Black Death?
4 years
Why did black death not kill some people?
Because they were lucky enough to survive and they kept away from the people who had the infection.
Did the black death kill only blacks?
No..Most of the people killed were Europeans, Caucasians, in fact.
Why did they burn the people in the black death?
To kill the remaining living viruses and bacteria.
