black plague

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Not all of the comparisons between the Black Plague and COVID-19 are foreboding.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2021

In 1918, a novel strand of influenza killed more people than the 14th century’s Black Plague.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2020

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