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The Black Death - Jolly Roger - 12-19-2008 Hi folks. One of the most serious threats of the medieval era was a plaque called "The Black Death". This term was related to the bubonic plaque ( pestilence, pest ), resulting from an infection with a bacterium called Yersinia pestis. Newer investigations of medical reports from the 14th - 17th century questioned this definition, more probable reason seems to be a pandemia of a very aggressive ebola-like haemorrhagic fever. Cheers, Klaus