Is the black plague pandemic or epidemic?
The Black Death, also known as the Black Plague and Bubonic Plague, was a catastrophic plague that began in Asia and then was spread into Europe between 1346 and sporadically until the late 1700’s; peaking between 1347-1351. It killed tens of millions of Europeans. It was caused by a bacterium that was carried by the fleas of rats who gave it to humans when the rats died and the fleas looked for a new host.
