Black Death, Black Plague, Plague, Bubonic Plague
A pandemic is an infectious disease that spreads through the human population across a large region, or even worldwide, in a short period of time.
The Black Death was a plague pandemic that broke our in parts of Asia, Africa and Europe between the early 1330s and the 1350s. This disease was called the Black Death because of the black lumps, or buboes, that appeared on the victim.s skin. There had been outbreaks in previous centuries, but the outbreak that occurred in the 14th century was far more deadly than previous ones. By the time the Black Death ran its course, it is estimated that more than a third of the population in Europe had dies from it.
(Pathology) A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterised by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.
(Often used with the, sometimes capitalised 'The Plague') The bubonic plague is a pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pests.
An epidemic of plague, especially its bubonic form, that occurred in outbreaks between 1347 and 1400. It originated in Asia and then swept through Europe, where it killed about a third of the population.
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Flappiefh. (2018). Spread of the Black Death. [Illustration]
