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Anjolo de Tula's Tragic Loss
- Anjolo de Tula, a shoemaker, painfully buries five of his children in plague-ravaged Sienna.
- The city is overwhelmed with death, unable to provide proper funerals or mourning.
Bubonic Plague Symptoms Explained
- The Black Death manifests primarily as bubonic plague with painful swollen lymph nodes called buboes.
- It can kill within days, especially its pneumonic form affecting the lungs and breathing.
Factors Driving Black Death's Spread
- The Black Death was more virulent due to a likely mutation making the bacterium more communicable.
- Europe's rising population and unsanitary urban conditions aided the rapid spread.