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There is not a 100% agreement on the subject, but the most common theory is that the plague was a strain of Y. Pestis bacteria. It is also believed that the same bacteria was behind the Plague of Justinian. This plague erupted in the year 541 AD and recurred frequently until the year 750. This plague had a major effect in the collapse of the culture and antiquity and the course of history in the early middle ages.

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What other names are there for Bubonic Plague?

The bacteria that causes Plague infections is called 'Yersinia pestis'.


What kingdom does the bubonic plague bacteria belong to?

The bubonic plague bacteria, Yersinia pestis, belongs to the kingdom Bacteria.


Is the black plague considered a virus or bateria?

The black death, or bubonic plague, was caused by a bacteria, thought to be Yersinia pestis.


Names of bacteria or a virus?

The bacteria that is believed to be the main cause of Black Death (bubonic plague, pneumonic plague and septicemic) is yersinia pestis.


What type of bacteria does the bubonic plague belong to?

the black death


What is the original name for black death?

The black death is also known as 'The Black Plague' but the scientific name for it is the bubonic plague.


How was the black death transmitted to humans in 2 ways?

The black death was transmitted in two ways, one by a flea that carried the bacteria in a saliva and the flea bit someone. The second way is called pneumonic plague. In this case, the bacteria travel to the lungs and one a person coughs another person can get the plague.


Why did the bubonic plague become known as as the black death?

The fluid that came out of the sores caused by the bacteria was black


When did The Black Occur?

Black Plague or Bubonic Plague started in Europe around 1347, when the rats came to town. They carried a flea which carried a bacteria called yersinia pestis. There were many out breaks of this disease. 1300's to late 1600's.


Is the plague a bacteria?

Yes. It is called Yersinia pestis. It is very deadly!


What microorganism caused the bubonic plague?

A bacteria called Yersinia pestis


What type of microbe is black death?

A bacteria called Yersinia pestis which was carried by rats and the fleas that lived on them