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=  Th e Black Death = ==

__ ** //**The Black Death**//- 75 million Deaths ** __ =The Black Death, or The Black Plague, was one of the most deadly disease in human history. It probably began in Central Asia and spread to Europe by the 1340s. The total number of deaths worldwide from the disease is estimated at 75 million people; there were an estimated 20 to 30 million deaths in Europe. The Black Death is estimated to have killed between one-third and two-thirds of Europe’s population.=

=__**WHAT CAUSES THE BLACK DEATH?**__= =It was not until 1894 that scientists discovered the cause of the plague. It came from a germ which lived on that fleas that lived on the **Black Rats.** When the rats died, the flea moved to live on humans, and the plague germ got into their blood.=

=__**WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? HOW LONG DO THEY LAST?IS IT DEADLY?**__= =**You'll get fever,headache,chills,weakness and swollen for 3~7days.**=


 * (SERIOUS FEVER) (SERIOUS HEADACHE)**

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= = = =__Can it be cured? If so, how? If not, is there any way that we can at least treat it?__= =In the middle ages, it was not cured. It simply burnt itself out when there were no more available bodies to infect. Nowadays, it is cured by antibiotics( Antibiotics are medical drugs used to kill bacteria and treat infections).= 