The Black Death Plague During The 14th Century

This pandemic was believed to be caused by a plague, caused by an infection that is directly linked to diseases in humans. This plague killed more people during its time period than any other disease up to its date. The Black Death is believed to have originated in the Chinese areas, and also believed to have been a viral disease. Rodents such as rats, mice, and even dogs could have been the early spreaders of the Black Death. It was anything that could transport fleas that would have been infected. This event took place during the 14th century, the 14th century is known as the times of 1301 through 1400, everything in between. During this mass event, as much as one third or even two thirds of Europe's population was killed, or roughly 25 million people, fortunately for medicine in today's century, nothing like that …show more content…
Anything mass population threatening can be avoided because we have antibiotics, of course some parts of the world are still infected because not everywhere has medicine for life threatening diseases like the U.S. does. This disease was a cause because of rodents, and with that, plagues are normally a cycle of rodents only. Humans typically do not enter these cycles, and if they do, it was only due to an accident. The Black Death, has 3 stages when effecting humans. The first form is bubonic, bubonic is what is known for about three fourths of plagues. It is the most popular form by far. The second form is pneumonic, which if not treated in less than a week, will cause certain death. This was a popular form during the 14th century, because medicine and vaccines did not exist, well few did, but people did not have the money to afford them. The third form is septicemic, which is noticed when patients have a fever, are fatigued, or even have internal