Bubonic Plague Still Kills Thousands Summary and Analysis The Bubonic Plague was once a disease that killed half of Europe population. Although it has been a long time since the disease affected Europe, researchers say that the disease is still in parts of the world. In Congo more than 10,000 people have gotten the disease throughout the last decade. Cases of the Bubonic Plague are slowly coming into the westward United States. The bacteria yersinia pestis started the Bubonic Plague and spread by fleas and rats. Overtime humans have developed better hygiene and more advanced medical studies the plague has reduced. The research has focused mainly on the countries in Africa that are mostly affected by the Plague. With the disease slowly
