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Why is the plague called the Black Death?

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The plague took three forms, all caused by Yersinia pestis: The bubonic plague, which is assumed to have been the chief killer in medieval outbreaks; septicemic plague, which spreads in the blood stream and comes from flea bites or contact with plague-infected body tissues; and pneumonic (or pulmonary) plague, an advanced stage of bubonic plague when the disease is passed directly, person to person, through airborne droplets coughed from the lungs. read more

The black plague of medieval Europe was called the black death because it caused a time of tragedy and killed many people. Also, it was spread by black rats. The rats were not necessarily black. read more

It's because of the black lesions that formed on the skin called bubous hence the Bubonic Plague caused by the fleas on the backs of mice and rats off of trade ships which caused it to spread from port to port killing most of Europe. read more

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Black Death Facts for Kids
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