Plague

The Black Death

By Brandi Coon/Sarah Diaz
  • Jan 1, 1320

    The start of the Black Death

    The Black Death started in 1320. At first it affected the Middle East and China until 1346.
  • How the Black Death spread
    Mar 30, 1320

    How the Black Death spread

    The Black Death spread from a disease rats had then a flea would bite the rat. So then the flea bites the human which leads to the human getting the disease.
  • France and Italy get hit
    Jan 16, 1348

    France and Italy get hit

    The Black Death enters France through the port of Marseilles; northern Italy gets hit.
  • The end of the Black Death
    May 28, 1351

    The end of the Black Death

    The Black Death disapears from Europe, then comes back twelve years later to strike again.

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