Black Death facts revealed how the plague swept off nearly half of Europe's entire population during the 1348-50 Common Era.
Considered as one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, Black Death facts includes the estimated death toll of about 75 to 200 million wherein almost half of the human population in the map of Europe is erased. The plague was said to originate from parts of central Asia which later on spread to Europe. The exact reason of Black Death before wasn't really identified however, as modern technology surfaced, DNA analysis from victims in northern and southern Europe was done and revealed the culprit for the said plague.
A bacterium known as the Yersinia pestis was identified to be the causative agent of Black Death. Facts also revealed that the bacillus is carried by fleas that primarily live on the rats and other rodents that also became regular passengers of merchant ships. The Y. pestis infects the fleas by blocking its stomach which also causes the fleas to even try feeding their system; however, due to blockage the bacterium is being regurgitated and possibly causing infection.
The term Black Death is actually a recent name but during the plague, it is called as the "Great Mortality" or "the Pestilence". Black Death facts also stated that the said plague has severely damaged almost the entire aspect of Europe as a community. The effects greatly affected Europe history in terms of social, religious and economic aspects.
As the plague nearly erased half of entire Europe's population, it took almost 150 years for the continent to recover. As of today, Black Death facts still says that the plague still recurs occasionally but number of affected individuals is not the same just like the Middle Ages. The plague that nearly annihilate entire humanity is however mysteriously being taken under control.
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