ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The death rate began to rise during the hot summer months and peaked in September when 7, 165 Londoners died in one week. Rats carried the fleas that caused the plague.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1665 a devastating epidemic struck this country killing thousands of people. Officially the ‘Great Plague’ killed 68, 595 people in London that year. The true figure is probably nearer 100, 000 or one-fifth of the city’s population. Bubonic plague did not arrive in London suddenly in 1665.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Black Death was so extreme that it’s surprising even to scientists who are familiar with the general details. The epidemic killed 30 to 50 percent of the entire population of Europe. Between 75 and 200 million people died in a few years’ time, starting in 1348 when the plague reached London.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Black Death (also known as the Pestilence, the Great Mortality or the Plague) was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Western Eurasia and North Africa from 1346 to 1353. It is the most fatal pandemic recorded in human history, causing the deaths of 75–200 million people, peaking in Europe from 1347 to 1351.

Detailed explanation-5: -Over 80% of United States plague cases have been the bubonic form. In recent decades, an average of seven human plague cases have been reported each year (range: 1–17 cases per year).