Black Plague In Medieval Medicine

The Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, was a disease that devastated Medieval Europe, between 1346 and 1352 it killed 45 million people, wiping out a third of Europe's population. Today, we know that there were many causes of the Black Death. Medieval towns had no system of drains, sewers or trash collections. In such slovenly conditions, germs could grow, and diseased rats could call these medieval towns their homes and infect the people who lived there. Many historians believed the plague originated in china and spread to other countries by trade routes. Infected people and/or infected rodents such as mice or black rats. The Black Death was caused by strains of the bubonic plague. The plague lived in fleas, and fleas lived on

All throughout history nations all over the world have dealt with deadly diseases, but one in particular brought out the fear in the nations of Europe, the bubonic plague or as others call it, the black death. During the thirteenth century, medicine was not as developed as it is now, causing England to suffer more than others. According to Cantor (2002) the European nations encountered the bubonic plague in its most brutal state during 1348 to 1349, taking out about a third of Europe’s population (pp. 6-7). He continues on by claiming that one big question to this event was whether or not the plague was the full cause to the loss of lives or if there was another cause along with it (p. 11). Cantor (2002) also explained that the reason the black plague stopped in Europe around the eighteenth century could possibly have been from an introduction to a new species of rats, the gray rat (p. 13). Even though there is controversy based around the plague being spread by rats and how it was stopped by isolation, it may have taught countries useful strategies and ways to grow stronger.

Plague and diseases were significant and devastating in history because they don’t have the medical system as the modern society. The Black Plague changed the European Society substantially. The disaster affected all aspects of life— depopulation, government corruption, economy decreased dramatically, etc. “The disease carved a path of death through Asia, Italy, France, North Africa, Spain, and Normandy, and continued eastward into Hungary” (The Plague in Florence). The black plague impacted the amount of labors and the Jews. It also undermined the medieval model of feudalism and the presence of the church.

Some people may not realize that the plague to abolish about one third of Europe's population, is still infecting humans. In the 2000s, over 20,000 people became infected by the bubonic plague, but now because of the medical advancements since the medieval times, it doesn't take as many lives. During the 13th through 14th century, when the pandemic had reached its all time high, it had came through fleas biting humans and many had to suffer through the agonizing symptoms. Then it had finally simmered down, but there were long lasting effects from the plague.

Addison Christ 2/4/16 The Black Death In October 1347 the Black Death (also known as the Bubonic Plague) arrived in Europe at the Sicilian port of Messina. The Black Death is a very contagious disease and it killed more than 20 million people. It was the worst thing that the people saw in their time period.

Mainly this resource was explaining the doctors role in dealing with the black plague, what they wore in protecting themselves from the disease. Explained the lack of sanitation in large cities and towns , that helped in spreading the disease, the clothing of the doctors were scary, they wore bird like masks with long beaks filled with aromatic items to keep the smell of the bodies and the diseased air around them. Sanitation was a problem . open sewers and garbage were everywhere , which contributed to the spread of the disease . The physicians had no idea what caused the terrible illnesses and disease . Other beliefs of the Elizabethan doctors believe in astrology, the best they could do was bled the patient or give them special herbs

The Black Plague was a horrible disease that brought many new treatments and medicines since the huge outbreak killing 25 million people. This contagious disease affected entire families. Medicine has changed over time with the type of diseases that has came about such as the way medicine was provided, the delivery of health care, and the more information historians have found within the time since the Black Plague.

The black death had a devastating effect on society. The country was torn between riot and disorder. The first Plague was followed by others milder each time but no less disjointing to society. Landowners and rich men were threatened with ruin by what seemed the crazy demands of the poor men to get higher wages. Wandering homeless man was for the first time masters of the labour market and Peasants from villages migrated to towns and cities, leading to the downfall of the Feudal System' When the plague was happening everybody thought it was a punishment from God for being too sinful, so what they did was pleasure god as much as they could but it still wouldn't work, so that made people lost faith and courage in Christianity and the church.

One of the common deadly plaque that occurred in Europe history during the Medieval age period. Black Death is widely known as deathly plaque that kiled millions. Plaque is a bacterial infection and it is found commonly among fleas and rodents, such as rats. Fleas could jump into a human skin. However, its rats were commonly found carrying this deadly infection and could have affect humans. Black Death affected all the society, such as men, women, and including feudal system. Symptoms from Black Death including swellings—commonly in armpits and neck, dark patches, and coughing up blood. Black Death was the most deadliest plaque in the Medieval period. Since many people during the Medieval period didn't know were did the disease. Many Medieval

What would be the difference between the plague happening in the 13th century compared to it happening into the 21st century society?

One of the greatest tragedies to hit Europe during the Middle Age was the Black Death or the Great Plague, or the Black Plague. With the introduction of the Black Death in the Mediterranean in 1347 , came the death of many. People knew of no ways to treat this terrible disease. By the middle of 1348, the Black Death had spread to England. While in England, it killed about a fourth of the population. Doctors could not figure out the cure for the Black Death, which just resulted in more and more deaths. One reason that they could not figure out a cure is, again, that medical was limited during this time. People like John of Arderne and Rogerius of Salerno were exceptions in this time period for what doctors and surgeons knew. They had a

In the wake of the Black Plague, most of europe was an obsessively morbid culture; almost entirely rejecting life, the late 14th century birthed the start of a growing anticipation of the apocalypse, and the image of death that we are most familiar with today; a skeletal, grim reaper cloaked in black, holding a scythe.

Have you ever wondered how harmful one disease can be? Back in the 14th century there was a deadly outbreak. This outbreak had a very dreadful outcome for the carrier of the disease. This outbreak killed nearly 60% of the European population. This outbreak was called the Bubonic Plague it had many awful symptoms and could be spread very easy.

These diseases started from unhealthy living. Medieval towns were filthy and ran down. There were no water resources. The only bathroom resource was prives and chamber pots that were entered in streams and canals. Garbage was tossed into the streets and streams. Hygiene was poor people only bathed once a week and people lived in small places with other people. The worst thing was the fleas and rats that carried a lot of diseases and gave it to the people. These gruesome things lead to leprosy, scarlet, measles, cholera, and worst of all the bubonic plague.

Medieval doctors thought the plague was created by air corrupted by humid weather, decaying unburied bodies, and fumes produced by poor sanitation. The recommended treatment of the plague was a good diet, rest, and relocating to a non-infected environment so the individual could get access to clean air. This did help, but not for the reasons the doctors of the time thought. In actuality, because they recommended moving away from unsanitary conditions, people were, in effect, getting away from the rodents that harbored the fleas carrying the infection. However, this also helped to spread the infection to new areas previously