ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Bubonic plague is an infection spread mostly to humans by infected fleas that travel on rodents. Called the Black Death, it killed millions of Europeans during the Middle Ages.

Detailed explanation-2: -Historically, plague was responsible for widespread pandemics with high mortality. It was known as the “Black Death” during the fourteenth century, causing more than 50 million deaths in Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -There have been three great world pandemics of plague recorded, in 541, 1347, and 1894 CE, each time causing devastating mortality of people and animals across nations and continents.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Black Death was probably the earliest recorded pandemic. It took around four years to make its way along the Silk Road from the Steppes of Central Asia, via Crimea, to the Western most parts of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. In Europe alone it wiped out an estimated one to two thirds of the population.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bubonic plague: The incubation period of bubonic plague is usually 2 to 8 days. Septicemic plague: The incubation period of septicemic plague is poorly defined but likely occurs within days of exposure. Pneumonic plague: The incubation period of pneumonic plague is usually just 1 to 3 days. More items