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Because the Bubonic Plague (first to hit Britain) was when humans got boils, and the boils were BLACK. Because the Bubonic plague, (spread by fleas from infected rats), would cause the victim to receive boils, and blotches of skin that would turn black or blue.
These are not boils but enlarged lymph nodes which became black (gangrenous).
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoI assume you're asking about the Bubonic Plague...
It was called the Black Death because it caused the glands in the neck, armpits, and groin to swell and blacken (hence "Black").
And "Death"... pretty self explanatory.
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∙ 14y agothe bubonic plague (black plague) caused boils, when the person was near death the boils turned black
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∙ 10y agoThey called it the black death because the plague came from black rats that were infected with the black plague.
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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.
How did the black plauge get its name?
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.
When did the black plauge start and end?
1955
When did the black plauge take place?
1348 - 1350
How do people now treat the black plague now?
the black plauge is dead
How did petarch die?
petarch died from the black plauge aka black death
What did the people in the middle ages call the black death?
the plauge!
What serious illnesses were there in the 1700's?
the black plauge and the smallpox
What was the course of the black death?
The main corse of the black plauge which started in the early 1300's was the bubonic plauge where the rats were the first victims , Infact the rats were actually carring the fleas that were tiny parasites feeding off of the rat then being transmitted to humans, causing extreme pain for the victim. The black plauge was know in 3 ways, The bubonic plauge, The Pnemonic plague and the Sepifaemic plague and they all infected and killed people in a week or under, =D
In which city did the citizens lock themselves in so the black plauge didn't get out?
London.
When did the black plauge hit Europe?
It first arose in 1348 and ended in 1350
Where was the black plauge?
Europe - well not just Europe, it spead through out Asia aswell.
