Can you imagine dieing without knowing the reason why? Can you imagine being scared when youu start getting the symptoms of what your neighbors died of? NO you can't imagine unless you have to live the cold hard fact of knowing your soon going to die. Imagine, The swellings continue to expand until they eventually burst, with death following soon after. The whole process, from first symptoms of fever and aches, to final expiration, lasts only three or four days. Imagine all your family members dieing and you can't do anything about it. Imagine being next. Just imagine. The bubonic plague was just one of he several lethal diseases that has swept from one society to another throughout history.
             The bubonic plague, also known as the "Black Death" got its name because of the purplish or blackish spots that were produced in skin. It swept though Europe like an epidemic it killing one third of its population. The plague began In Asia traveling the trade lanes inevitably reaching Europe. The plague took four years to reach almost every corner of Europe. The disease swept through Italy then to France, Germany, England, and all parts Europe. In Western Europe this disease killed 20-25 million, in southern 4 million. In china it killed 35 million because of the horse riding Mongols, they carried infected fleas and rats in their food supplies as they swooped into china. This disease was known to be cause mainly in Europe because of the way that Europe was living in medieval times. Europe was a very filthy and discussing place to live, they had no plumbing so they disposed theirs waste out in the streets.
             Even before the plague, Europe in its medieval period was full of diseases. The people didn't like to bathe. Even the way the cities were building helped to spread the plague. The streets were muddy because they weren't concrete; there were dead animals and vegetable rotting in addition to the garbage and sewage in the s...