Black Death

Plague

Period: Aug 22, 1332 to Aug 15, 1350

The Black Death was an epidemic of bubonic plague, a disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that circulates among wild rodents where they live in great numbers and density. Such an area is called a 'plague focus' or a 'plague reservoir'

Black Death In China

Aug 14, 1333

Spreading throughout the Mediterranean and Europe, the Black Death is estimated to have killed 30–60% of Europe's total population. In total, the plague reduced the world population from an estimated 450 million down to 350–375 million in the 14th century.

Origins of the Black death

May 11, 1343

The Black Death is thought to have originated in the arid plains of Central Asia

Black Death Begins in Europe

Oct 1, 1347

In Black death 50 million people Dead

Black Death End

Sep 13, 1350

The epidemic reached its zenith in the years 1348 to 1350, though the disease never vanished entirely. It is widely believed that the cause of the Black Death was bubonic plague, an infectious and fatal illness spread by rodents and the fleas infesting them