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Spanish flu vs. Black Death

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noun
  1. the pandemic strain of type A influenza that spread throughout the world during 1918–20: it is also referred to as the 1918 flu pandemic or 1918 influenza pandemic .
noun
  1. a form of bubonic plague that spread over Europe in the 14th century and killed an estimated quarter of the population.

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