Bubonic plague

Hernan Cortes may have originally come to Tenochtitlan to convert the Aztecs to Catholicism but, in the process of doing so, killed many of them and the indigenous with the smallpox disease. A year after Cortes’ arrival into the sophisticated city, an African slave who was infected with the disease arrived to serve in Tenochtitlan. Cortes’ men quickly caught the disease and so did the Aztecs; who were unfamiliar with the disease and had no immunity nor cure and therefore died by the thousands.…

The Black Death Focus Questions 1. Where did it originate? • The first known account of the disease was in 1338/1339 in Central China • It went on to infect India by the date 1346 2. What is it? Most researchers believe it was caused by the spread of the bacterium “Yersinia pestis” 3. How was the disease spread? • Fleas that lived on the European black rat were called” Xenopsylla cheopis” • Although sometimes a desperate flea would bite a human contracting the disease? • This would then…

this shocking time. People started living life as it was the last day, drinking and partying all day with family and friends. Losing them at every hour every day, without solutions just fear without remedy inside. ”The plague had an important effect on the relationship between the lords who owned much of the land in Europe and the peasants who worked for the lords. As people died, it became harder and harder to find people to plow fields, harvest crops, and produce…

population change coming into the Late Middle Ages brought on extraordinary changes in European society and way of life. This plague had three different ways that would affect your body and maybe just your entire life if you were lucky. There was the bubonic variant, which were swellings that appeared on the person’s neck, armpits, or groin. Next, pneumonic plague, where this was an attack on the respiratory system and could be spread through breathing the exhaled air. Finally, the…

Samantha Clark Timothy Hudenburg His 101/023N December 8, 2017 Morality v.s. Mortality: Exploring the Black Plague and Attempts to Prevent its Spread. The Black Death (Bubonic Plague) caused by the Yersinia pestis, a bacterium found in the blood of rats was transferred to fleas which would then pass it on to humans, was one of the largest epidemics in human history. Some historians say it claimed approximately one quarter of the population in Europe and West Asia by the end of the fourteenth…

until recent years. Gene sequencing has determined that the plague emerged in China more than 2,600 years ago. However, the first historical record of an actual epidemic was in 1338-1339. It infected the Black Sea port of Kaffa. As trade grew, the disease spread to Europe, where it killed sixty percent of the European population. There are different name for the Black Death that have been used over the years. Some include: the Black Plague,…

Kevin Nguyen Ms. Barton English II 25 August 2017 Medical World of the Middle Ages When talking about the Middle Ages, most think of knights in shining armor or kingdoms, but one thing most people miss is that the Middle Ages was just as similar to our society. The two time periods can be identified as similar because of one common issue, poverty. Those who struggled during the Middle Ages faced the same issues as those who are less fortunate in our current society. Although the two eras can…

including George Washington, the first U.S. president. Only one government official was brave enough to stay behind and help. Matthew Clarkson was a symbol of heroism for all those who stayed behind in Philadelphia 1793. In the book, An American Plague, by Jim Murphy, Yellow Fever is introduced to the readers as a disease that devastated many lives. The author also describes the conditions leading up to the yellow fever epidemic. The conditions were horrible, and the smells were even worse.…

The Second World War (1939-1945)was very influential on all aspects of life in the whole world. Its influence was even greater on Europe. The effects of that war was not only economical, but it was also social and political. The war led to the emerge of many writers and movements like the feminist movement. We will start by mentioning the effects of the economical, social and political collapse in Europe. Before the war, Europe had a period of nineteen years of peace. The peace was not…

It is difficult to conceptualize how fast the 1920's changed society, technology, culture, and artistic values. The economy boomed grew to dizzying heights, people became rich, and buisnesses boomed! Unfortunately, not everyone was able to jump on the bandwagon of success and prosperity. Despite these positive changes of the Twenties, there were much more pressing matters and problems. These problems overall made the 1920's an awful time, so what made the Twenties such a rough time? The Spanish…