The bubonic plague was also called the Black Death Bubonic refers to swollen glands A plague happens when sickness spreads quickly It kills a lot of people The Black Death spread in Asia and Africa It also happened in Europe It happened in the 1340s to 1350s It’s the deadliest pandemic in human history Pandemics are sicknesses that spread over a wide area Victims are people who suffer Plague victims got fevers They got aches and pains They had boils on their skin Boils are bubbles that form on skin These boils oozed pus and blood Some plague boils were as big as apples or eggs Victims got red spots that turned black These black spots meant the flesh was dead 5
