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Secrets of the plague

Vocabulary

rarely encountered

not often met or come into contact with

devastating

destructive and harmful

sparked

caused to start

fleas

tiny jumping insects which feed on the blood of animals and humans

fragments

small, incomplete pieces of

victims

people who had died of the disease

strains

versions of the disease

immune systems

our body's natural defence mechanism

adapted

changed and evolved to be able effectively to fight

pathogens

small organisms that cause diseases

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