Bubonic plague

However, through extensive research I have come to a conclusion to believe that The Black Death is what began the process of replacing the Dark Ages with the Renaissance. Dictionary.com defines the Black Death as to being “a widespread epidemic of bubonic plague that occurred in several outbreaks between 1347 and 1400.” It is not only an epidemic but also a pandemic due to its outspread across Asia and Europe. It began in Asia traveling west to Europe killing…

I'm not scared is set in the fictional town of Aqua Traverse in Southern Italy in the late 1970s. At this era in Italy there was a huge imbalance in the standard of living between the North and South of the country. This prompted a spate of 300 kidnappings in Italy in 1978, carried out by poor southern Italians on children of rich northerners, children like Filippo in I'm not scared. Thus the political backdrop of the film is significant. The main crisis of the film, involving Michele's…

Why were Victorian cities so unhealthy? There are many reasons out there as to why so many people died in the industrializing cities such as Leeds and Manchester at this time. We from the future look back on this time as a disgusting one, and it was: Children will get sick if they come in contact with feces. Unfortunately, the Victorians didn’t know this. However, perhaps the root cause lies with these four reasons: the population explosion, back to back housing, diseases, and water and waste…

had done to this country and the types of medicine they had. This all happened during the 1350s all across Europe. In the 1300’s Europe had discovered one of the worst diseases ever in the world. This disease is called The Black Plague or The Black Death. This plague has been the worse one in history. It had spread all throughout Europe and other parts of the world. Before all this happened the population had just became to start increasing. In this country people are suffering from hunger…

The Black Death plague was by far the most devastating pandemic in the history of humanity. The plague ravaged Europe to a death toll of 75 to 200 million people from 1346 until 1353. The Black Death even struck a few Middle Eastern countries as well. The population of Europe was decreased by 30-60%, reducing the world’s total population drastically. Repercussions of the Black plagues destruction lead to many cultural effects felt through out the world, but none as drastic as Europe. Art,…

Europeans and Middle-Easterners thought that it was caused by miasma or astrological events such as shooting stars or the alignment of multiple planets. The both believed that building fires and drinking solutions of Armenian clay would help prevent the plague. While they had similar beliefs, the two faiths did not act similarly. You can see in Document 3 that the people of Siena, Italy (Europe) were "stupefied by seeing the pain." They abandoned family members, dug mass graves, and avoided each…

Black Death. The religious overtones of the Black Plague were evident in the art of the Renaissance. The spread of this disease and the millions of deaths made people question the church’s heavy emphasis on the afterlife instead of the time people have on Earth. This challenging of religion was one of the main reoccurring themes of the Renaissance. There are even examples such as the Fresco painting The Triumph of Death which depicts the Black Plague as a skeletal solider on a horse, delivering…

What is one of the greatest threats to human life? Infectious diseases, they have been affecting mankind since the dawn of time and Botulism is one of these diseases. Prompt diagnosis and correct treatment can lead to a full recovery, but if these steps aren’t taken botulism can become extremely fatal. The first recorded case of this deadly disease was in Wiband, Germany in the year 1793 (1,7-8). In this German town, 13 people ate blood sausages and they came down with botulism (1 7,8).…

The Blue Death is a mortifying illness that in most cases leads to death within a few days. Cholera is a severe dehydrating disease caused by vibrio cholerae, that affects victims worldwide. It is nicknamed The Blue Death, due to the extreme loss of fluids the body turns bluish-gray color. It is an acute diarrheal disease that causes severe vomiting and diarrhea. The first pandemic occurred in South Asia, in 1817 and continued to spread throughout India, China, the Middle East and Japan. It…

Head Lice is very common with young school age children and very annoying to get rid of. Everyone has had lice at least once. Head Lice are tiny, wingless parasitic insects (Head Lice, 1995-2017). The live in the hair near the scalp and lay their eggs near the scalp also (Head Lice, 1995-2017). Many people have had at least one experience with head lice. Head Louses are tiny six-legged insects (Treating and Preventing Head Lice Infestations, 2005-2017). They cling to people’s necks and…