The Plague That Killed Half the World

In 1347, a single ship docked in Sicily. Everyone on board was dead. Within 4 years, 25 to 50 MILLION people were dead — that's 30-60% of all of Europe. It wasn't just a disease. It was the end of the world. It was called the Black Death. Caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis and spread by rat fleas, it killed you in 3-5 days. Your skin turned black, your lymph nodes swelled to the size of eggs, and you coughed up blood. Doctors wore beaked masks filled with flowers. Priests abandoned their churches. Entire villages disappeared. This is the true history of the plague that reshaped human civilization — told in MS Paint stick figure animation. ► SUBSCRIBE for weekly dark history: [   / @kurioofficial  ] ► LIKE if you learned something new ► COMMENT: Could this happen again? WATCH NEXT: How Ancient Humans Went to War: [   • How Ancient Humans Went to War  ] Why Ancient Romans Used Public Toilets Together: [   • Why Ancient Romans Used Public Toilets Tog...  ] ────────────────── Animation created in original stick figure / MS Paint style for educational purposes. Based on historical records of the 1347-1351 pandemic. #viral #history #animation #youtube #youtubevideo #subscribers #blackdeathmetal #history #plague #darkhistory #medieval #animation #bubonicplague #middleages #stickfigure #mspaint #educational the plague that killed half the world, black death, bubonic plague, yersinia pestis, plague of 1347, how many people died black death, medieval plague, plague doctor, why black death spread, dark history animated, stick figure history, ms paint animation