because it was black
Another name for the plague is the black death
Purple bruises appeared on the victims bodies of the Black Death. They were nicknamed “God’s tokens” for God usually took the sufferers after they appeared.
Black plague
the black plague
The Black Plague is a infectious disease.
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.
The common name for bubonic plague is the Black Death.
The black plague
The black plague. The plague was transferred by rats.
It is the Black Death. (Black Plague, or Bubonic Plague)
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The Black Death was so named because of the black color of the lymph nodes because they filled with clotted blood. The disease was also incredibly fatal and highly contagious, so death was likely if someone contracted the disease. It can be treated with antibiotics now.