In either case, death usually happened within three days. One of the biggest outbreaks of the bubonic plague was the Great Plague of 1665. This was the worst outbreak for over 300 years and ...

Also known as the Black Death, the bubonic plague is one of history’s most infamous diseases in history. It is spread when humans are bitten by fleas that piggyback on rodents When the microbes ...

FOR most, mention of the Black Death probably conjures up medieval images of people dying horrifically in the street. Caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, the bubonic plague has killed ...

The disease quickly spread throughout the country. The first recorded case of the Black Death in England was in June 1348. Bubonic plague was spread by rats, which were commonly found in homes ...

Click on the gallery to explore the Black Death's impact. The Black Death, a deadly bubonic plague pandemic in the 14th century, caused widespread havoc, claiming around 200 million lives.

The Black Death — also known as bubonic plague — has killed 200million people worldwide and medics fear a super-strength version may now appear. The team behind the Oxford AstraZeneca ...

The bubonic plague is infamous for causing rapid and widespread deaths across Europe during the 14th century. It was responsible for the death of millions of people, killing more than 20 million ...

The bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, is one of history's deadliest diseases. It typically spreads through fleas that infest rodents, which then bite humans, transmitting the bacteria.