Black Death Impact
Outbreaks of diseases, both past and present, have greatly impacted the world. Between the number of victims and lasting social impacts, these vicious diseases have become widely known throughout society. Two of these ruthless diseases are the Black Death and AIDS. Despite these incidents having occurred over six-hundred years apart, they swept over the world very similarly, leaving millions of people infected, or dead. The Black Death was a plague caused by the bacteria known as Yersinia Pestis. Rats and other rodents are the primary source of the bacteria, making fleas which bite these infected creatures the largest transmitter of the bacteria. The fleas bite the infected rodents and then bite humans to pass the disease on. The disease
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Victims of what is now known as the yersinia pestis bacteria were reported having “mysterious black boils” that “oozed blood and pus”, giving the disease the name the “Black Death” (Black Death). Originating in China in 1334, the plague soon spread along the multitude of trade routes both land and sea (Plague-History). The Black Death was introduced to Europe by Genoese merchant ships docked in Messina, Italy after traveling the Black Sea in 1347. When people at the port were ready to greet the twelve docked ships, they were shocked and horrified to discover most of the crew dead and the few alive severely ill. This is when the black boils were revealed and the name the Black Death was created (Black …show more content…
It occurs when an HIV positive person’s T-cell count falls below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood, compared to the normal 500 to 1600 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Disregarding T-cell counts, AIDS can also occur if if an HIV infected person develops one or more “opportunistic infections,” which are illnesses that develop due to weakened immune systems that would normally not bring about a disease. Not every person with HIV has it progress into AIDS, but for those who do, one is expected to live only for another three years, unless the person develops a dangerous opportunistic infection that can reduce their life expectancy even further (What is
Victims of what is now known as the yersinia pestis bacteria were reported having “mysterious black boils” that “oozed blood and pus”, giving the disease the name the “Black Death” (Black Death). Originating in China in 1334, the plague soon spread along the multitude of trade routes both land and sea (Plague-History). The Black Death was introduced to Europe by Genoese merchant ships docked in Messina, Italy after traveling the Black Sea in 1347. When people at the port were ready to greet the twelve docked ships, they were shocked and horrified to discover most of the crew dead and the few alive severely ill. This is when the black boils were revealed and the name the Black Death was created (Black …show more content…
It occurs when an HIV positive person’s T-cell count falls below 200 cells per cubic millimeter of blood, compared to the normal 500 to 1600 cells per cubic millimeter of blood. Disregarding T-cell counts, AIDS can also occur if if an HIV infected person develops one or more “opportunistic infections,” which are illnesses that develop due to weakened immune systems that would normally not bring about a disease. Not every person with HIV has it progress into AIDS, but for those who do, one is expected to live only for another three years, unless the person develops a dangerous opportunistic infection that can reduce their life expectancy even further (What is