Taking a Look at the Black Death

The black death came through Western Europe from 1348-1949. The black death is a deadly disease that killed huge amounts of people. Some names that the black death is known as are the “Bubonic Plague”, “Black Plague”, and “The Plague”. The Black Death is a disease that was spreaded quickly and that is how it killed so many people. It spreaded through cough and touching and thats why it spread so quickly everywhere. The black death was deadly because it caused the skin to die, swelling, pain then death. The black death was a powerful disease and caused many changes to take place in the society.

Life was very busy for me in 1300’s, I travelled through many countries and continents following the trail of dead bodies. I am death. I have lived forever. I will live until no human lives no more. I will continue collecting the souls of the deceased on earth and taking them to rest in the light blue place beyond. I lived through the Black Death watching on as the world experienced the disastrous effects.

The Black Death was one of the most life-changing pandemics in history. It was first discovered 550 years later in the 1800s by Alexandre Yersin, a french biologist. In his honor, the plague was named Yersinia Pestis. The plague traveled in two major ways. Yersin discovered that it traveled by infected fleas; the flea would attempt to feed on a human or animal and would then regurgitate the disease into the new host, further spreading the illness. Urban areas across Europe were populous with rats, which were one of the main hosts of the plague. These rodents spread the Black Death throughout cities in days. The unaffected still were not safe if they did not come in contact with an infected flea or rat. The plague also traveled pneumonically, or through the air. It caused large boils full of blood and pus, which would pop and spread. Another symptom was coughing, which was one of the many ways of proliferation. The disease eventually spread throughout Europe and killed a third of it’s population. It’s wrath caused many shortages, loss in hope, riots, and even some good things, such as many changes in art, science, and education. Therefore, the Black Death was one of the most life-changing pandemics in history.

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

The black death arrived in Europe in October of 1347. It was brought by twelve Genoese trading ships that docked at the Sicilian port of Messina after a lengthy expedition through the Black Sea. The people that were gathered on the docks to meet the twelve ships were greeted with a terrifying surprise: the majority of the sailors that were on they ship were dead, and the ones that were still alive were somberly ill. They had fevers, were unable to hold down food, and were delirious from pain. They were covered with big black boils that oozed pus and blood. The illness was named the “Black Death” because of the black boils.

The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic plague, was a serious pandemic that killed more than one-third of Europe’s population. Between 1347-1352, the Black Death had “reportedly killed more than 20 million people.” The plague originated from Asia before traveling throughout Europe and the Mediterranean by fleas infested rats transported through ships. The infested ships had then landed in European ports such as the following: “Genoa, Venice, Messina, and other more.” Thus, the starting the pandemic by the spreading of the highly contagious bacterial infection disease around Europe along with their imports and exports.

The Black Plague or Black Death was an outbreak of a disease that was spread through rats, feces, fleas, and physical contact. The epidemic began in China, where, during wars, soldiers hurled infected bodies at Italian soldiers, consequently the physical contact. The Italians would go back home on their ships, which was infested with rats and fleas. Unknowingly, they would spread the newfound disease amongst those they came into contact with when they returned to Italy. In the spring of 1348, the disease reached Italy and began to spread like wildfire. Three years later, the Plague had already taken 25%-50% of Europe’s population. The Black Plague was so devastating due to the ignorance of it, trade routes, and fear.

Amongst the devastation and despair the Black Death left in its wake, it also brought with it some much-needed change to the way medieval Europeans were living. Although it ended many innocent lives, it also began a new era of social and economic living. In the years following the first outbreak of the plague, medical knowledge and awareness of hygiene dramatically improved, as did the living and working conditions of the workers. Other benefits included the rapid growth of Europe’s middle class and thus the fall of the feudal system, the loss of the church’s supreme authority, and the increase in economic power for medieval women.

The Black Death is a disease that went on for over 5 years. It also spread around a wide range of places! It killled and harmed thousands upon thousands of people and had no mercy. If you were to sadly catch the Black Death, you would DEFINITELY die and there was many cures and causes however none of the causes actually worked also all of causes were thought to be a punishment from God. Once you knew you had the Black Death, you were abliged to hang a red cross on the front of your door. This was to warn un-infected peasants to stay away unless they wanted to catch it.

The Black Death ( or Black Plague) was a very harmful disease at that time period. Not as common today although you can still catch it.. It was very common in Europe and the Middle East around that time period. There were a lot of differences based on religion and the way people looked at the disease. The Christians and the Muslims did have a few comparisons but overall the disease was looked at it different. The Black was caused by a flea that was taking blood from a rat and when the rat died the flea was trying to find another host as soon as possible. Some symptoms were a big growing of buboes, fever, headaches, etc… Two ways it was spread was the popping of buboes and fleas.

The Black Death resulted in the death of over 25 million people and one third of Europe’s people from 1347 to 1352. This disease originated in China in the early 1330’s and started to spread to Western Asia and Europe through trade. The bubonic plague, aka Black Death, affects rodents mostly but fleas can transmit disease to people. Once a one person is infected, it was easily transmitted. The plague caused fever and swelling of the lymph glands. It also caused red spots on the skin, but then turned into black spots. During the winter the plague seemed to vanish, but came back and happened in waves. The aftermath of the Black Death had a major impact on, literature, religion, and the economy.

The plague was believed to a Jewish conspiracy to end Christendom. As the crop and water supply both had surpluses, the Jewish population was accused of poisoning the water supply. In reality, their persecution was due to a combination of religious chauvinism and economic resentment when feudal lords were indebted. Widespread massacres occurred with all Jewish men, women, and children being burned alive save for those who agreed to be

The black death was one of the deadliest plagues there's been, in the mid 14th century the plague spread around the world traveling from china to Europe, this plague was responsible for the death of more than one-third of the population of Europe and the middle east. At this time there were a lot of Christians and Muslims at this time and places it affected both very badly but they reacted to the plague very differently.The black death had a lot of names some include ‘The Great Pestilence’, the great plague and the black death.in five short years this plague killed between 25 and 45 percent of population it encountered including children and women .Historians believe that the black death was caused by bacterial strains and this strains came from the stomach and certain fleas of rotten but more specifically the black rat. The black death was a combination of 3 plagues Bubonic,Pneumonic and septicemic one deadlier than the other one.

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

There have been many dangerous diseases in history some of them even continuing to today. For example, ebola, AIDS, and scarlet fever. These diseases have affected millions of people all over the world. It is truly heartbreaking. In this essay, I will talk about one of these diseases—the Black Death—and its history and how it impacted Europe and how the bacteria could be weaponized for terrorism.