Yersinia

The research topic I have chosen to do my paper on is the “Black Death” which is also referred to as “the bubonic plague”. Medieval people also referred to it as “the blue sickness”, “pestilence” and “the Great Mortality”. The Black Death was an epidemic from 1343 – 1353, it came to Europe via trading ships after a long journey through the Black Sea. The plague originated in Eastern Asia and worked its way via the trade ships into Western, Europe. The vessels were crammed full of rats and fleas

and dispersed throughout Europe rapidly. The spreading of the plague resulted in a devastating toll on Europe as well its population, in the end greatly altered Europe and still has a presence in today’s society. The Black Plague was caused by the yersinia pestis found in rodents. The origins of the plague can be traced back to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia around the 1320’s. Soon after the plague struck China, India Persia,

Plague or ‘Black Death’ is a potentially fatal disease that spread rapidly and most infamously, throughout Europe during the Middle Ages. The disease is spread by Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium that is transported through infected fleas and rodents, which can be seen in figure 1. (Wayangankar, 2015) Figure 1: Yersinia Pestis bacteria 2. Causes The Bubonic Plague is a vector-bourne illness, meaning, it requires a living host to carry it from one animal to another. For the vast

Bubonic Plague I’m doing my disease diary over the “Black Death” or Bubonic Plague. It is extremely rare and spreads through fleas. It’s caused by the bacteria Yersinia Pestis. There are anti-biotics. But you will need to stay in a hospital under medical supervision. Usually resolves within days to weeks. It killed over 50 million people in the 1400’s. That comes out to a little over 60% of Europes population. Only five people got it in 2015 and that was throughout the whole world. There are three

poison enemy wells with ergot, a fungus that grows on rye wheat, causing the enemies to hallucinate after ingesting the tainted water. (1) During the Middle Ages in Europe individuals’ corpses who had died from the bubonic plague, caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis, were used as projectiles and fired from catapults to infect citizens of besieged castles. It is speculated that plague corpses launched against the Genoese by the Mongols in 1347 was the cause of the Black Death in Europe, which would have

The bacteria would come from the flesh of rotten rats. Though most people got the Black Death from rats some other people got it from rotten squirrels and mice. The bacteria’s scientific name is Yersinia Pestis. This bacteria is found in all rodents but the Black Death came from those three rodents. Now days with further research people say to keep pets clean and get rid of rats and mice from your house as soon as

Of course, I’m sure you have heard of “Ring around the Rosie”, but did you know it may be inspired by the cause of more than 20 million Europeans? This pandemic was called Yersinia Petsis, but more commonly called “Black Death” because of the dark patches and swellings on the skin of its host. This disaster came from trade with other countries, but once transmitted to America it spread by rodents and fleas. The Black Death may have been spread by seemingly harmless creatures, but it caused death

Throughout the decades in Europe, multiple catastrophes and events went down into the books of history. One of the most significant catastrophes that ignited the Renaissance was the Black Death. The plague was a widespread epidemic that spread across Asia then to Europe in the fourteenth century. In effect to this disaster humanism slowly ruptured, focusing on humans and their values or worth. After starting in Italy, humanism spread across Europe. Due to this ideology, new ways of life soared across

Containing a Pandemic: The Great Plague Although plague continues to emerge around the world, there was an outbreak so large in the medieval era that it threatened to wipe out entire continents. The vast devastation that began in Asia and spread to Europe is likely the most deadly pandemic in human history. There were many reasons for the lack of containment, from ignorance of its origin to the lack of anything to stop its deadly trail. The disease struck and killed with terrifying speed, leading

When people are stuck to one certain lifestyle and one idea, there is not change. Sometimes there needs to be risks taken. The earth consists of a variety of different experiences, and when people are limited to one, there will be no growth. Exploration is reaching out to discover unfamiliar and foreign concepts and ideas which can either be disregarded or learned through encounter. True exchange with these alien subjects is difficult since there has to be something that is given up, but there cannot