How did the plague gets the name "Black Death"?

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Alan P.
Apr 16, 2016

The Bubonic plague became know as the Black Death (especially in England) because of the (initially red) spots it caused on the body which turned black.

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Approximately 30-35% of Europe's population was wiped out in the period around 1350 AD by the bubonic plague.

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