Just how deadly was the Black Death?
Find out how many millions were killed by the bubonic plague
LIFESTYLE History
The Black Death remains the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history. A devastating sweep of bubonic plague struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s and is estimated to have killed some 200 million people. But where did this pernicious pestilence originate, how was it transmitted, and what were its consequences?
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