The Black Death(s)

When the Black Death started in Europe in 1347 doctors could not figure out the cause of the disease. Part of the problem was that there was a combination of two separate diseases that was afflicting the population, One was caused by flea bites and the other was spread through close contact in the air. When the Black Death returned 12 years later this version was only caused by the fleas biting version.

(Book – A Distant Mirror – Barbara W. Tuchman)

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