Plague: new insights

"The Black Death killed 40% of Europe’s population between 1347-1352, making it one of the largest shocks in the history of mankind."
"Some regions and cities were spared, others were severely hit: England, France, Italy and Spain lost as much as 50- 60% of their population in just one or two years."

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