Black Death

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  1. 2. The deadly disease that devastated Europe in the 14th century
  2. 4. Plague form that attacked the lungs
  3. 6. Medieval belief that “bad air” caused illness
  4. 8. Isolation period used to prevent disease spread
  5. 9. Small insect that transmitted plague bacteria
  6. 11. Most common form of the plague
  7. 13. Death rate during the Black Death
  8. 14. Groups who whipped themselves seeking divine forgiveness
  9. 15. Second part of the bacterium that caused the Black Death
Down
  1. 1. Plague form that infected the bloodstream
  2. 3. First part of the plague‑causing bacterium’s name
  3. 5. Common host animal carrying infected fleas
  4. 7. A disease outbreak affecting multiple regions
  5. 10. Swollen lymph nodes characteristic of the bubonic plague
  6. 12. Sudden rise in disease cases