Some 14th century explanations being “God’s punishment for sins, part of an apocalyptic event preceding the second coming of Jesus Christ, planetary alignment of Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars” among other contemporary ideas.2 Research and descriptions of events presented in this paper show that the disease is a bacterial one that presented itself, thrived, and spread throughout Europe partially due to the conditions of the area but the pandemic known as the Black Death that occurred in 14th century Europe…
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