Black Plague
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Parsons clarified that rats, which are believed to have helped spread the Black Plague in the 14th century that killed 50 million people, are a public health hazard.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2022
“The Black Plague in Europe was a 20% lethal event and it set society back 250 years,” he said, adding that a Nipah pandemic would “set us back over a millennium in my estimate.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 9, 2022
In 1918, a novel strand of influenza killed more people than the 14th century’s Black Plague.
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2020
Cordons were widely used to control the Black Plague during the Middle Ages.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2020
Declaration eyeballed me, and in the same tone of voice she would have used to say, The Black Plague?, she said, “Marbles?”
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
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