USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Reports that came to Europe about the disease indicated that 20 million people had died in Asia. Knowing what happened in Europe, this was probably an underestimate, because there were more people in Asia than Europe. Best estimates now are that at least 25 million people died in Europe from 1347 to 1352.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Black Death was one of the most devastating epidemics in human history. It was the first outbreak of medieval plague in Europe, and it killed tens of millions of people, an estimated 30–50 percent of the European population, between 1347–1351 [1]–[3].

Detailed explanation-4: -The Black Death, also known as the Great Plague, the Black Plague, or the Plague, was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. Bubonic plague is one of three types of plague caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis. One to seven days after exposure to the bacteria, flu-like symptoms develop.

Detailed explanation-5: -The plague, named the Black Death by later historians, had a devastating effect on the European population in the fourteenth century.