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RACS ASC 2024

The History of the Black Death

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4:00 pm

08 May 2024

Bealey 5

DISEASE

Disciplines

Surgical History

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Institution: University of Otagoo - Otago, Aotearoa New Zealand

The Black Death was a bubonic plague, which killed at least 40% of Europe’s population between 1346 and 1353. It recurred sporadically, with another major outbreak in London in 1665. What was its nature and consequences?

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