plague; bubonic plague; Black Death
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plague; bubonic plague; Black Death
Historically responsible for the Black Death pandemic in the 14th century that devastated Europe. Transmitted from rodents to humans via flea bites.
shí十
sì四
shì世
jì纪
shí时
，
shǔ鼠
yì疫
zài在
ōu欧
zhōu洲
zào造
chéng成
le了
shù数
qiān千
wàn万
rén人
sǐ死
wáng亡
。
In the fourteenth century, the plague caused tens of millions of deaths in Europe.
zhè这
zhǒng种
chuán传
rǎn染
bìng病
shì是
yóu由
shǔ鼠
yì疫
gǎn杆
jūn菌
yǐn引
qǐ起
de的
。
This infectious disease is caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria.
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yī医
shēng生
huái怀
yí疑
tā他
gǎn感
rǎn染
le了
shǔ鼠
yì疫
。
The doctor suspected that he had contracted the plague.