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black plague

/blæk pleɪɡ/

Traducción: Término histórico que designa la devastadora pandemia de peste bubónica que asoló Europa y Asia en el siglo XIV, causada por la bacteria Yersinia pestis y transmitida por pulgas de ratas.

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  • esTérmino histórico que designa la devastadora pandemia de peste bubónica que asoló Europa y Asia en el siglo XIV, causada por la bacteria Yersinia pestis y transmitida por pulgas de ratas.

A historical term referring to the devastating bubonic plague pandemic that swept through Europe and Asia in the 14th century, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and transmitted by fleas on rats.

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    A devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-14th century, killing millions of people.

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    • The Black Plague wiped out nearly a third of Europe's population.
    • Historians study the social and economic impact of the Black Plague.
    • The Black Plague was spread by fleas on rats.