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75 million : Number of casualties due to the Black Death
Yersinia Pestis: A bacterial species hosted by fleas, causing Bubonic plague
China : Asian country first massively affected by the Plague
Flagellants : People who whipped themselves to be closer to God
Pogroms : Large-scale persecution of Jews
Symptoms : Swollen lymph nodes, large black lumps, other flu-like symptoms
Italy : First European country to be infected with the plague
Jews : People blamed for outbreak of Bubonic Plague
Rats : Animal that spread the plague throughout Europe
The Black Death
A bacterial species hosted by fleas, causing Bubonic plague
People who whipped themselves to be closer to God
Number of casualties due to the Black Death
Swollen lymph nodes, large black lumps, other flu-like symptoms
Large-scale persecution of Jews
Asian country first massively affected by the Plague