Disease: The Black Death

The Black Death discusses the causes and results of the plague that devastated medieval Europe. It focuses on the many effects it had on the culture of medieval Europe and the possibility that it expedited cultural change. I found that Robert S. Gottfried had two main theses in the book. He argued that rodent and insect life cycles, as well as the changing of weather systems affect plague. He claimed that the devastation plague causes is partly due to its perpetual recurrences. Plague ravaged Europe in cycles, devastated the people when they were recuperating. As can be later discovered in the book, the cycles of plague consumed the European population. A second thesis, which he described in greater detail,

In the year 1348 the world changed forever. The Black Death, which is another name for the Bubonic Plague, laid havoc on the entire world. “The plague chases the screaming without pity and does not accept a treasure for a ransom. Its engine is far-reaching. The plague enters into the house and swears it will not leave except with all of its inhabitants…” (Al-Wardi, #29, 113). The plague did not care if the people were rich, poor, white, black, Muslim or Catholic, it would kill whomever it could. The plague brought out the worst in people because people acted selfishly, people were completely inhumane, and there was no peace.

The documentary of the black death was packed with information, and is guaranteed to inform watchers of the black page in some form or another. It informed of those who died, specific people and showed the groups and times of death. The documentary also had a great way of informing people of this disease and showing how truly tragic this death was.

Around October in the year of 1347 a horrible disease washed up along the shores of Europe. It was brought in by trade ships. This disease was called the Black Death. “The Black Death earned its well-known nickname through its very visual symptoms. Once infected, a patient would notice the following symptoms: Painful swellings (known as buboes) in the lymph nodes (found in the neck, armpits, groin and legs).The bubo would become inflamed and would at first be a deep red in color, but as time passed the bubo would change from red to purple and finally to black. Patients would also suffer with a particularly high fever which would trigger a state of delirium and mental disorientation. Patients would also suffer from vomiting, muscular pain and bleeding in the lungs” (Newman). The Black Death spread rapidly though out Europe and it killed over almost 1/3 of the population. There was no cure known at the time for the disease. “Doctors tried Rose, lavender, sage and bay were used to treat the headaches experienced during the illness. Wormwood, mint and balm were used to treat nausea and sickness. Comfrey and liquor ice were used to treat problems related to the lung. Vinegar was used as a cleansing agent, and it was believed that it would kill the bacteria. One of the most common treatments was bloodletting – the process of letting blood pour from the body. Another was the lancing of the buboes followed by the application of a mixture of warm butter, garlic and onion” (Newman).

The Black Death, also known as the Black Plague, was one of the most deadliest diseases of all time. This disease came to Europe around 1347 C.E, by merchants from East Asia. The Black Plague then spread all across Europe, and killed over 25,000,000 people. The Black Death had its effect on many things. The peasant and noble differentiation was realized to be bogus, the belief in religious authorities came under question, and poor people actually benefited from the Black Death. After the epidemic declined there were a few outbreaks of the disease later on, but that also came to an end. Nevertheless, its impact lasted for centuries.

The Black Death was one of the biggest epidemics in the world that caused more than 75 to 200 millions deaths world wide. The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30 to 60% of Europe's total population. This may have reduced the world population from an estimated 450 million in the 14th century. What is the Plague and how is it caused? The Bubonic plague is a caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis that is commonly found in rats that carry the bacteria. When the rats dies fleas come to feed on the rats then jump onto humans infecting them with this disease. The human effected will start to develop buboes, large egg or apple sized tumor looking sacs that ooze pus and blood when cut open. It is said that the Black Death takes up to three stages

Among one of the worst disastrous epidemics to ever have crawled across the globe was called the Black Death. The first known case of The Plague was reported in China in 224 B.C. although this is not the period in time when it would become its most dangerous. It is believed that because China was such an important trade center at the time, diseased animals and their infected fleas were unknowingly transported along with goods via The Silk Road to Western Europe and Asia. Centuries later, the Black Plague would rear its head and swallow nearly half of the world’s population, estimated at 40%, in a 5 year period. In Europe as The Plague swept its malevolent hand across the lands, 25 million people fell victim to this terrible disease. Believed to have begun in Asia from the fleas of rats, it hit Sicily in 1347 and spread throughout the Mediterranean Region, eventually hitting London in 1348, followed by Scandinavia and Russia quickly after. 6 Because the carriers of this bacterium tend to become dormant throughout the winter, each spring there would be a new flair in transmission, causing rising waves of panic throughout the land. However, when one talks about The Plague, there are actually different ways that the diseases that they are referencing, each with its own mode of transmission, list of symptoms, and plethora of treatments, both magic and medicinal, may manifest itself within humans.

The Black Death was a devastating, tragic, disease that spread across Europe killing millions of people. The Black Plague/Death included many details common to diseases and/or plagues and caused damage and destruction to property and lives, but the area has recovered in its after math.

The Black Death was a catastrophic pandemic - a widespread disease, which spread over western Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Europe between the years 1346-1353. Playing an important role in history; a time known to have devastating effects and significant losses of population causing demographic impacts throughout the continents. Europe saw populations exponentially decline due to mortality rates during the outbreak. The Black Death killed tens of millions of people in Europe, this overall leaving the continent in misery and devastation during the presence of the outbreak and after. There have been historical accounts discovered and written over the centuries for example Giovanni Boccaccio 's description published in ‘The Decameron’ (1350) outlined some of the symptoms conveying the black death "first betrayed itself by the emergence of certain tumors in the groin or the armpits, some of which grew as large as a common apple, others as an egg" (Ewen Callaway 2011). During the Black Death, there was no knowledge of bacteria, viruses or microbiology leading to the ‘great majority of people believing that the disease was god 's punishment of their sins’. However over time few physicians who knew classical Greek medicine believe it was miasma. Miasma was pollution of the air by toxic vapors containing putrid matter which spread by the wind (Benedictow 2004). This gave people more scientific views on the origins of the black death even with little evidence or knowledge.

The Black Death was a devastating event in the history of the world. It has an estimated 70-250 million deaths in the 14th century. There was an overload of bodies to bury therefore the people of the time had to create mass graves for the infected people. Only a few had the reward of being buried in a legitimate cemetery. The disease arrived in Sicily in 1347-it came from trading ships from the black sea. The men on the boats were mysteriously dying from an unknown affliction. The ships were filled with blood and other human fragments. This is why it is called “the Black Death”. This plague has already entered Egypt, China, India,

During 1346-1353, the Black Death hit Europe killing more than 20 million people. The disease had everyone on their toes making sure they weren’t getting sick. The plague had been distributed from between the boats and brought to the docks where the ships were unloaded, and men who were on the ship were already dead as the boats arrived while everyone was waiting. The disease took a toll on all ages, religion, and beliefs. At first the townspeople thought it only effected the men and women, but the disease affected the livestock, and all their crops. Once they were affected, they couldn’t work, because their muscles were getting weaker as they got sicker. The symptoms that held them back were painful swelling in their armpits, legs, lymph nodes,

Europeans had hear of the terrible Black Death that was sweeping through the continent of Asia. But nothing could have prepared them for what was to come. The plague spread through the land rapidly, leaving nearly no one behind. In 1349, nearly 300 people per day died of the plague in London. In Avignon, France nearly 11,000 people were buried in a single graveyard in one six week period. In Italy bodies were buried in mass, compared to the stacking of a lasagna. In Sienna half of the population was wiped out by the plague. The numbers are shockingly high, and Europe undoubtably suffered. Not only was there mass loss, but the smell of

When life as you know slips into a slumber of cold. The sea monster you always imagined at the bottom of the pool drags you under, till you lungs burn and go numb. The grasp you had on reality crumbles into nothing, leaving micro dust between the fingers of entity who did it. Completely under took by a plague known as despair. The black death that threatens to kill you, but instead plummets you into a spiral of darkness and evil. Desperate to get out, even if it ultimately costs you your life.

Deprivation is an understatement for what struck London in 1665. Disease and plague drastically fled all throughout Asia, North Africa and Europe until it hit London. The Black Death lasted from 1350 and intermittently came back killing half of the population. The plague started with an infected rat flea that contained Yersina Pestis bacterium. This infection not only was found in rats, but dogs, cats, squirrels, chipmunks and mice. Since antibiotics weren't invented, treatments they tried to use were ineffective and useless. Everyone was in a chaotic state, trying to be free from this awful death that surrounded them, or cure it perhaps, but it was unsuccessful. Until one day, a fire burned bright and vast all through London and the crippling buildings and state also led to a solution to end sickness and bring new life to London.

Imagine peering out your window on a hot summer day. Gazing up at the sky and seeing an eye-scorching, glorious sunset. Then you see the blood and oozing scabs covering 3 out of every 10 of all your friends and family member bodies. What would you do if this monstrous disease called The Black Death was taking over your village? Well, this very tragic event in history did, in fact, happen.The Black Death started to take over the world around 1347 and originated in China. It tested the villager’s emotions and abilities to do what's right in hard times. The disease pulled on their tender heartstring and ripped them apart. The Muslim and Christian religious reactions to this tragic situation were more different than alike. Some people were being helpful and generous to the sick, while others were taking advantage of the dying people. What would you do if this monstrous disease called The Black Death was taking over your village?