[DOC] [TLE] Black Death - Wikipedia [PAR] The Black Death or Black Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in 
human history, ... The plague recurred occasionally in Europe until the 19th 
century. .... malady began to change, black spots or livid making their 
appearance in many ..... its origins, about a third of the European population had 
already perished. [DOC] [TLE] The Black Death: Bubonic Plague - Middle Ages [PAR] In the early 1330s an outbreak of deadly bubonic plague occurred in China. The 
bubonic plague mainly affects rodents, but fleas can transmit the disease to 
people. ... In October of 1347, several Italian merchant ships returned from a trip 
to the ... After five years 25 million people were dead--one-third of Europe's 
people. [DOC] [TLE] The Black Death [PAR] In the fourteenth century, Europe suffered numerous catastrophes that would go 
... of the Bubonic Plague that passed from Asia and through Europe in the mid ... 
In the span of three years, the Black Death killed one third of all the people in 
Europe. ... that one group of traders from Genoa arrived in Sicily In October of 
1347,... [DOC] [TLE] 1320: Section 6: The Black Death [PAR] This epidemic now known as the "Black Death" was an outbreak of bubonic 
plague which ... As the population began to surpass the capacity of the land to 
feed its .... For example, a victim's buboes can swell so much they burst through 
the ... After the Plague erupted and in just five years killed a quarter to a third of 
Europe's... [DOC] [TLE] Epidemics of the Past: Bubonic Plague - Infoplease [PAR] The bubonic plague, better known as the The Black Death, has existed for 
thousands of years. The first ... Over a five-year period from 1347 to 1352, 25 
million people died. One-third to one-half of the European population was wiped 
out! ... Fleas feeding on infected rodents can transmit the disease to people as 
well. [DOC] [TLE] The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe Ever | History Today [PAR] In Florence, the great Renaissance poet Petrarch was sure that they would ... 
mortal disease known as the Black Death spread across Europe in the years 
1346-53. ... The Black Death was an epidemic of bubonic plague, a disease 
caused by ... by plague bacteria from the buboes, or people die with so few 
bacteria in the... [DOC] [TLE] Black Plague: The Least You Need to Know [PAR] A: Today, it's best known as the Black Death or the bubonic plague. ... Fleeing 
ships then carried infected rats to Constantinople, Italy, and Marseilles during the 
year 1347. ... Untreated, the patient will die from the buildup of dead blood in 
these ... 50-70 million dead (about one-third of Europe's population on average), 
with... [DOC] [TLE] The Black Death | Middle Ages - The Finer Times [PAR] The Black Death, formerly known as the Bubonic Plague, is by far one of the ... 
the ferocity of the disease and the gruesome nature in which patients would die 
that ... or hearsay could have prepared the Europeans for what would happen in 
1347. ... million people in Europe (almost a third of the continent's population) 
would... [DOC] [TLE] The Black Plague - All Empires [PAR] The Black Death struck the European people with very little warning. ... The Black 
Death is believed to consist mainly of bubonic plague, but ... The patient might 
die within 24 hours, but more commonly death occurred on the second or third 
day. ... The third out break began in Yunnan, China in 1892 and spread to India 
by... [DOC] [TLE] Black Death - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Apr 2, 2008 ... By autumn 1347 the plague reached Alexandria in Egypt, probably ... Bubonic 
plague refers to the painful lymph node swellings called ... nearly ideal for plague 
to be spread, Twigg concludes that it would have ... It is estimated that between 
one-third and two-thirds of the European population died from the... [DOC] [TLE] How

Question: In 1347, this "bubonic" disease began in Europe; as many as one-third of the population would perish
Answer: plague