Essay On Bubonic Plague
The Bubonic Plague
The Bubonic Plague occurred in the fourteenth century and caused an enormous death rate across Europe, Africa and China. The Bubonic Plague is a pandemic that that took more lives than any other known disease (“Black Death”). People during the fourteenth century had never experienced a disease that was as serious as the Bubonic Plague and were unable to comprehend the cause of this disease or how to treat it. The plague began killing at an incredible speed that wiped out many countries. Even after the huge outbreaks were over, smaller ones continued for centuries (“The Black Death: Bubonic Plague”). The plague created chaos through many continents and seemed unstoppable.
The Bubonic Plague commenced in China in 1334 and advanced along trade routes to other countries (“Plague”). After the plague began in …show more content…
When physicians began making advancements in the cause of the Black Death, the outbreaks began to dwindle. The Black Death is caused by the bacteria called Yersinia Pestis (“The Black Death”). When an infected flea bites a human or animal the disease then transferred to the human, after this, the disease transfers from person to person (“Plague”). During the medieval period, people and houses were not clean, which caused the outbreak to thrive even more (“Black Death”). These factors contributed to the great devastation caused by the Black Death.
The Black Death spread very rapidly throughout the world. China was the first to be infected and was one of the major trade nations at the time, so the plague spread very quickly (“The Black Death: Bubonic Plague”). The Black Death transmits through air, an infected flea or animal bite or from contact with an infected person (“The Black Death”). The bacteria Yersinia Pestis is very dangerous because it appears in many different varieties of animals and is transferred rapidly (“Plague,” National
The Bubonic Plague occurred in the fourteenth century and caused an enormous death rate across Europe, Africa and China. The Bubonic Plague is a pandemic that that took more lives than any other known disease (“Black Death”). People during the fourteenth century had never experienced a disease that was as serious as the Bubonic Plague and were unable to comprehend the cause of this disease or how to treat it. The plague began killing at an incredible speed that wiped out many countries. Even after the huge outbreaks were over, smaller ones continued for centuries (“The Black Death: Bubonic Plague”). The plague created chaos through many continents and seemed unstoppable.
The Bubonic Plague commenced in China in 1334 and advanced along trade routes to other countries (“Plague”). After the plague began in …show more content…
When physicians began making advancements in the cause of the Black Death, the outbreaks began to dwindle. The Black Death is caused by the bacteria called Yersinia Pestis (“The Black Death”). When an infected flea bites a human or animal the disease then transferred to the human, after this, the disease transfers from person to person (“Plague”). During the medieval period, people and houses were not clean, which caused the outbreak to thrive even more (“Black Death”). These factors contributed to the great devastation caused by the Black Death.
The Black Death spread very rapidly throughout the world. China was the first to be infected and was one of the major trade nations at the time, so the plague spread very quickly (“The Black Death: Bubonic Plague”). The Black Death transmits through air, an infected flea or animal bite or from contact with an infected person (“The Black Death”). The bacteria Yersinia Pestis is very dangerous because it appears in many different varieties of animals and is transferred rapidly (“Plague,” National