Black Death: The Disease that wiped out Europe
What exactly was the disease that killed millions of European people? Many centuries ago, an outbreak called the Black Death spread rapidly across Europe. Back then they had no cure, so stopping the disease seemed nearly impossible. The Black Death was one of the deadliest outbreaks ever in history, and it left Europe in crumbling pieces. Believe it or not, the Black Death could have not been so terrible if a certain coincidence would not have happened
So how exactly did the Black Death start? Around 1331 the disease was first recorded starting in Central Asia. Mongolian troops were returning to Mongolia from Burma which is present day Myanmar. The Mongolian army then began moving toward a city …show more content…
By the year 1351, the Black Death had killed nearly 23,480,000 people across the world. Europe’s population went from roughly seventy-five million to about fifty-five million, which rounds to about one third of the population. In Pisa, Italy, about five hundred people died per day. In Vienna, Austria, roughly six hundred people died per day. In Paris, France, the Black Death killed more than eight hundred people a day. That may not seem like much, but if the Black Death would kill that many people a day in Ferdinand, the entire town would be dead in a matter of about three days. The scary part is that the Black Death was never eliminated, slowly faded away. In fact, the Black Death could return although health practices these days make it very unlikely. Recently a case of the disease popped up throughout some villages of Madagascar. Scientists determined it the outbreak occurred because the country has not developed, and rats and fleas roamed throughout the area. Madagascar experienced about three hundred cases of the disease last year. Of that, only about sixty-five died. Over half of the world’s reported cases of the disease take place in Madagascar. (“Barnard”, “Academic”,
What exactly was the disease that killed millions of European people? Many centuries ago, an outbreak called the Black Death spread rapidly across Europe. Back then they had no cure, so stopping the disease seemed nearly impossible. The Black Death was one of the deadliest outbreaks ever in history, and it left Europe in crumbling pieces. Believe it or not, the Black Death could have not been so terrible if a certain coincidence would not have happened
So how exactly did the Black Death start? Around 1331 the disease was first recorded starting in Central Asia. Mongolian troops were returning to Mongolia from Burma which is present day Myanmar. The Mongolian army then began moving toward a city …show more content…
By the year 1351, the Black Death had killed nearly 23,480,000 people across the world. Europe’s population went from roughly seventy-five million to about fifty-five million, which rounds to about one third of the population. In Pisa, Italy, about five hundred people died per day. In Vienna, Austria, roughly six hundred people died per day. In Paris, France, the Black Death killed more than eight hundred people a day. That may not seem like much, but if the Black Death would kill that many people a day in Ferdinand, the entire town would be dead in a matter of about three days. The scary part is that the Black Death was never eliminated, slowly faded away. In fact, the Black Death could return although health practices these days make it very unlikely. Recently a case of the disease popped up throughout some villages of Madagascar. Scientists determined it the outbreak occurred because the country has not developed, and rats and fleas roamed throughout the area. Madagascar experienced about three hundred cases of the disease last year. Of that, only about sixty-five died. Over half of the world’s reported cases of the disease take place in Madagascar. (“Barnard”, “Academic”,