Norman Cantor argues the possibility that the Black Death and other forms of diseases may have arrived from outer space due to the unsustainable conditions on primeval earth. Cantor supports this claim through Hoyle and Wickramasinghe’s theory which contradicts the widely accepted fact that plague outbreaks, formed on earth, were first introduced by fleas and rats. The author intends to expose the inconsistencies of the appearance of Black Plague throughout history. Although the theory seems to originate from a science fiction novel, Cantor reasons that the gaps between outbreaks follow a consistent path similar to that of extraterrestrial pathogens. The author uncovers evidence revealing that the bubonic plague appeared in outbursts after
