Yersinia pestis Parasites living in rodents Carriers infecting victims Signs of sickness in days Pneumonic attack, with fever and chills Abdominal pain Feeling breath shorten 6 out of 10 on every street 6 out of 10 in every family 5 million dead, in only 9 months Taking the young, the rich and the poor
Middle ages Bubonic symptoms Lymph nodes enlarged Bleeding skin, appears to be black Thick vile mixed with green scum Granting remission of sin To all that will die 6 out of 10 on every street 6 out of 10 in every family 5 million dead, in only 9 months Taking the young, the rich and the poor