nature hits harder

It seems that despite all the wars men have and will inflict upon themselves, at least to the point in history we have come to, that 'natural disasters' like that of the black plague make the losses of war seem small. I'm not downplaying the loss of life during wars, nor is it my intent. The numbers of dead given in the reading are staggering. What intrigues me is that the disease is still around. It makes me wonder why there hasn't been outbreaks since these middle ages. We read that we now have a way to treat it, but it still seems that as quickly as the disease strikes you could find high population areas across the world quite susceptible to its ravaging effects. I suppose i should hope that Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars don't once again conspire against us.