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The Black Death was serious business centuries ago, and there’s a reason it became an epidemic.

Yersinia pestis, the bacteria responsible for the Black Plague, is unable to survive outside the body of its victims.

But it has a secret weapon: it can disable its host’s immune system.

With nothing to oppose it, it can multiply quickly and over run a victim within hours.

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