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THE WORST PANDEMICS IN HISTORY - WHAT DO THEY TEACH US?: THE PLAGUE -…
THE WORST PANDEMICS IN HISTORY - WHAT DO THEY TEACH US?: THE PLAGUE
PLAGUE OF JUSTINIAN
541 AD
Byzantine Empire
25-50 million deaths
1/4 of the Earth's population
Emperor Justinian I
BLACK DEATH
1347 AD
Infected sailors arrived at the shores of Sicily, Italy
Buboes on the armpits and groin
Most infamous pandemic in human history
First quarantines
More than 200 million deaths across Eurasia
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YERSINIA PESTIS BACTERIUM
Carried by rats
Transmitted to humans through fleas
