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Be on the Lookout! Yersinia Pestis may be lurking in your neighborhood! Known Aliases- The Black Plague, The Black Death, The Bubonic Plague, The Great.

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1 Be on the Lookout! Yersinia Pestis may be lurking in your neighborhood! Known Aliases- The Black Plague, The Black Death, The Bubonic Plague, The Great Pestilence Effects- Black boils and sores that burst, Bleeding from every orifice, Severe coughing and coughing blood

2 The Black Plague hits Rome during the Roman Empire. Approximately 300 A.D.

3 Black Plague hits Constantinople around 700 A.D. Plague existed in the world long before 1348 when it hit mainland Europe and changed the world.

4 Medieval peasants haul plague victims to graves being dug

5 “ Lord, have mercy on London.” A depiction of Plague in London by the fall of 1348

6 “The Danse Macabre” or dance of death, an attempt at depicting the Black Plague luring people to their deaths

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