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The First Case
The first case of the Bubonic Plague that has been recorded was in China in the year 224 B.C.E. -
Period: 224 to Sep 25, 1330
Time to the Outbreak
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Sep 25, 1330
The First Outbreak
The first true outbreak of the plague wasn't until the 1330's in China. It spread to a port town, and because of this made it to England. -
Sep 25, 1337
The Ship Docks in Italy
The plague made its way to Europe on an Italian trade ship that docked in Sicily, soon infecting the city and moving through the rest of Europe. -
Sep 25, 1353
A Gap of Peace
The plague receded for a few years in 1353, but did not leave. There were still small outbreaks, but nothing near what was to come. This was just a moment of peace that stayed for about 200 years. -
Period: Sep 25, 1353 to Sep 25, 1563
The Recession of the Plage
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Sep 25, 1563
The Plague Returns
The full force of the plague return to Europe by appearing again in England. This huge outbreak markes the beginning of the Bubonic Plages most well-known time of existence. -
Period: Sep 25, 1563 to
A Long Span of Death
Throughout these years the plague infected anywhere from 10-30 percent of England, 35-69 percent in Italy, and a large number in Germany. -
Marseille, France
Possibly the largest amount of people in a single city to be killed by the Bubonic Plague in one outbreak, 40% of the city of Marseille, France was lost in 1720. -
Learning About the Plague
Working individualy, both Shibasaburo Kitasato and Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin discovered the part of the Bubonic Plague that caused it to be contagious. -
The Last U.S. Outbreak
The last outbreak of the Bubbonic Plague in the U.S. today was in Los Angeles in the years 1924 and 25. -
Updates Today
While there have been advances in what we know about the Bubonic Plague, there is not yet a public vaccine in use. While most first-world countries are safe from another outbreak, Madagascar has been getting outbreaks almost yearly.
