Bubonic Plague Reflection

This class was focused on many aspects of different infectious diseases. The bubonic plague was one that I personally found very interesting because it’s something that I have always learned about in grade school. I always found it interesting, but we were never taught about it in depth. I was really excited to take this course for many reasons. Learning in depth about the bubonic plague was one of those reasons. The lesson on the bubonic plague was what intriguing and really fun to learn about because I learned about more than just the disease. I learned about the historical impact of the disease on human society, and also the impact of society on the disease. The bubonic plague had a disastrous effect in history and on human society; the disease also had a lasting effect …show more content…
People closed down cities and towns. They would quarantine people, families, and towns to keep the disease from spreading. Due to people turning to religion, a lot of their assumed cures were based around religion. Incense, ringing church bells, talismans, charms, and so many other remedies. This caused the people who practiced medicine to leave towns. As people tried to evacuate and get out of infected town they left most everything they had. There was plenty of empty land that the peasants who couldn’t leave took advantage of. The feudal also started to decline and the royalty left or depopulated. This brought the end of feudalism. In today’s world the plague is still around. We still see cases of the bubonic plague every year. One in every 3,000 people are infected each year according to the World Health Organization. There is still an endemic in some wild populations of animals. Some of which are rodents in North America, South America, Africa, and Asia. Fleas still transfer the disease. There is still not a vaccine for the plague. Even with our medical and technological advancements. However, it can successfully be treated with