48 to 52

Yersinia pestis

Parasites living in rodents

Carriers infecting victims

Signs of sickness in days

Pneumonic attack, with fever and chills

Abdominal pain

Feeling breath shorten

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5 million dead, in only 9 months

Taking the young, the rich and the poor

Middle ages

Bubonic symptoms

Lymph nodes enlarged

Bleeding skin, appears to be black

Thick vile mixed with green scum

Granting remission of sin

To all that will die

6 out of 10 on every street

6 out of 10 in every family

5 million dead, in only 9 months

Taking the young, the rich and the poor