The Black Plague
The Black Plague was one of the worst and deadliestdiseases known to man in the history of the world. The Plagueoriginated in Italy and quickly spread throughout Europe killingmore than one hundred thirty seven million people. Earlytreatments for the Plague were often bizarre but eventually camein a vaccine and through isolation. The symptoms of the BlackPlague were swellings called buboes and dried blood under theskin that appeared black. The Black Plague changed the world inseveral different ways. It resulted in medical advances and In the 1300's one of the most fearful and deadliestdiseases known to humans erupted somewhere in Central Asia; theBlack Plague. It came to England in 1348 and for over threecenturies the Black Plague remained a continual fear in theeveryday life of citizens in Europe. The Plague struck firstalong the northern edge of the Black Sea in 1348, where itkilled and estimated eighty eight thousand people in less thanthree months. The Plague reached southern England in the latesummer of 1348 and swept northward through the following year. The Black Plague completed it's journey and died out by the end
Travelers to plague infested areas should take a specialantibiotic. Bibliography Work CitedBunson, Matthew. The Black Death is another name whichwas given to the Plague because of the appearance of black bloodbeneath the skin. There are two ways of transmitting the Black Plague. This stopped plague infested individuals from bringing the plague ashore, andif the plague was present on the ship, it would die out duringthe forty day quarantine. Theearly symptoms of the plague include: shivering, headache,vomiting, intolerance to light, pain in the back and limbs, anda white coating on the tongue. Thesmell of death was so strong, that people would carry flowers(poseys) in their pockets to help hide the stench. A newvaccine is being worked on and could be licensed later thisyear. In the first complete week ofJuly it claimed seven hundred twenty five lives; in the secondweek, one thousand eighty nine lives; the third week, onethousand eight hundred forty three victims; and two thousand tenlives were lost in the fourth week. The loss of commonlaborers contributed to the chaos. It is said that the severelabor shortage that continued for over a century after theplague contributed largely to the loss of buildings. The Plaguenot only killed, but also stimulated people's desire to go onpilgrimages, therefore there was no-one to maintain the citybuildings (Platt 170-171).
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