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The term "Black Death" was popularized in the 19th century, although the plague itself occurred in the 14th century. It is believed to have been derived from the Latin phrase "atra mors," meaning "black death," or from the dark skin lesions that afflicted some victims. The name reflects the widespread devastation and mortality caused by the plague, which killed an estimated one-third of Europe's population.
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What was the name of the plague that hit Europe in the 14th century?
The Bubonic Plague, which gave birth to the Black Death.
What Was another name for bubonic plague?
Another name for the plague is the black death
What is the real common name for plague?
The common name for bubonic plague is the Black Death.
What is Jacob Black's middle name?
She gave him his grandfather's name for his middle name. Which is Jacob Ephraim Black.
What is the name of bacteria that gave fleas the bubonic plague?
Black Death was caused by fleas. They carried Yersinia pestis bacterium.
Why was the European plague known as the Black Plague?
Roaches gave deadly disease to rats, rats gave to people, people gave to other people. The European plague was called the Black Death because lymph nodes would become swollen and then die. They would be black so this plague was called the Black Death for this reason. Rats carried fleas, the fleas carried the microbe that caused black death in them and when they bit they passed it on to people.
What did black death do?
The Black death gave people boils the size of goose eggs. people dies in a matter of 3-5 days. even in HOURS!
How do you think the black death changed lifestyles in europeans?
black death changed the ideology of people. It gave birth to many revolutions. Thus.
How and why the black death spread?
It is a sickness rats have (they gave it to a human being) and is highly infectious.
What is the germ called that started the black death?
Yersinia pestis is the name of the germ that caused the black death.
What is the original name for black death?
The black death is also known as 'The Black Plague' but the scientific name for it is the bubonic plague.
In 1344 what broke out in China and India also known as the black Death?
what is another name for black death in 1344
