How the Black Death Worked

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How the Black Death Worked

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Feb 10, 2011

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The Black Death was gruesome: Symptoms included tumors, purple splotches, fevers and vomiting. But how did this disease manage to spread from the Gobi desert and kill approximately one-third of the population of 14th-century Europe? Tune in and find out. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Feb 10, 2011

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