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Bubonic Plague
The bubonic plague was an epidemic to hit most of Europe and the Mediterranean area in the year 1347 until the year 1351. The bubonic plague later became known as \"The Black Death\". Scientists are unsure of where the plague originated from. They do believe however that it was carried into Europe while shipping goods in by rats and other rodents. The bubonic plague is a bacterial infection that was transmitted through fleas. The fleas would bite the infected rats and then bite humans. This is how the disease was believed to have been spread. Victims of bubonic plague usually suffer from high fevers and swelling under the armpits or in the groin. Black spots would also appear on the arms and thighs. The bubonic plague would literally shut the immune system down. The body could do longer fight off infection at all. Many people who were infected with the plague would die within three days. It is believed that some victims of the bubonic plague actually would cut......

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