SN Infection 02-0

The History Drop on Instagram: "Between 1346 and 1353, the Black Death ravaged Europe, Asia, and North Africa, killing an estimated 75 to 200 million people. This pandemic, caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium (bacteria that infects rodents and is transmitted to humans via fleas), led to a staggering mortality rate of 30% to 60% of Europe’s population. Originating in Central Asia, the plague traveled along the Silk Road, reaching the Crimea and then spreading rapidly to Italy through Genoese