Medieval Plague Deadliness Debated
Experts are debating the deadliness of a second plague outbreak in the early 1360s. The pestilence is thought to have killed around 20% of the population in affected areas. The reason for its potentially lower deadliness compared to earlier outbreaks is still under debate.
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“Our best guess is that it is somewhat less deadly, but the reason why that may be the case is still very much open to debate.”
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