Negative Effects Of Pneumonic Plague

The Black Death was the largest disaster in European history which killed off more than one-third of the total population. Infectious rats could be found on almost every merchant caravan or trade ship which carried the disease throughout Europe rather quickly. This infectious disease was found in three different forms; septicemic, pneumonic, and bubonic. Septicemic plague occurred when the bacteria multiplied in the blood killing the host in a matter of days because it showed the least amount of symptoms. Pneumonic plague was the most serious form where the bacteria would infect the lungs causing chest pains and trouble breathing. These two plagues were the most deadly because the bacteria had infected the inside of the body. Bubonic plague …show more content…
People would often survive from this plague if detected early enough. They would the cut the buboes off and let the bacteria drain from the wound hoping it wouldn’t spread anywhere else in the body. As previously stated, Europe’s population was badly damaged after the first wave of plague was over. Despite the massive amount of loss, the Black Death had lasting negative and positive effects on the economic, religious, and social aspects of people 's daily lives. The economic impact that the disease had on the survivors lives could be seen as a positive one. Farms were abandoned by the hundreds because of the sudden drop in population and the survivors turned to this land for new opportunities. Instead of the typical crop farming the people used it to raise sheep or grow wine grapes which provided a larger profit and income (History, 330). Another positive effect for the survivors was the shortage of workers. Workers became very …show more content…
The Black Death was a time of tragedy throughout Western Europe but there are positives that can be drawn out of the horrible situation. Though there were extreme cases of inflation, the pay for the individual worker increased giving them an opportunity at a higher lifestyle. People either devoted themselves to the church or turned away from it but either way society pondered their sins and began trying to live better lives. Society will never be the same after seeing death at such a violent rate and this morbid idea is incorporated into all aspects of the culture. Many famous works of literature, art, and music have come out of this time period despite the reoccurring theme of morbid and horrific deaths. Through the millions of lives lost, there were lasting negative and positive effects on the economic, religious and social aspects of people 's