black plague

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Parsons clarified that rats, which are believed to have helped spread the Black Plague in the 14th century that killed 50 million people, are a public health hazard.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2022

From the Black Plague of the Middle Ages to the 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic, epidemics have been interpreted as engines of a raw, fierce justice.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2021

Quarantining had been employed against contagious diseases since Europe’s Black Plague in the 14th century.

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2020

Cordons were widely used to control the Black Plague during the Middle Ages.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2020

Declaration eyeballed me, and in the same tone of voice she would have used to say, The Black Plague?, she said, “Marbles?”

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles