Two people in China are being treated for plague, authorities said Tuesday. It's the second time the disease, the same one that caused the Black Death, one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, has been detected in the region.
Philippines got African Swine Flu from China and it easily spreads and turned into an outbreak. Although it affects only the pigs, it caused thousands of pig slaughter to stop the spread of the disease.
Black Death is a different one.
It is the deadliest pleague in human history and killed 200Million people.
Now it is returning,Philippines may be one of countries that will be affected if you base it on how african swine Flue spreads from China to Philippines.
Philippines is a third world country lacking medicine and preparation for a pleague that we have not encounter. If we are unprepared for the latest outbreaks like dengue, polio, measles, and African swine Flu, then we are vulnerable to the deadliest pleague in Human History.
The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe Ever
Ole J. Benedictow describes how he calculated that the Black Death killed 50 million people in the 14th century, or 60 per cent of Europe’s entire population.
Medieval “Black Death” Was Airborne, Scientists Say
The Black Death, also known as the Great Plague or the Plague, or less commonly the Black Plague, was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 200 million people.