The bubonic plague is a bacterial infection caused by *Yersinia pestis*, transmitted through flea bites from rodents. Historically devastating, it causes swollen lymph nodes, fever, and weakness. No one "benefits" from it, though researchers study its history to improve modern disease surveillance and public health responses against emerging infectious threats.
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