10 Facts about Plague

• Caused by a bacteria called Yersinia
• Plague is responsible for 3 world pandemics
• The last outbreak was in Los Angeles in 1924
•  It was first discovered in AD 542
• The vaccine isn't available in the United States
• It is primarily found in small animals 
• Found in Asia, Eastern Europe, Africa, North America, and South America
•  Related to Typhus
•  Plague is also known as the Black Death
• Plague has caused millions of death in the past