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    The horrifying disease that has now past, killed fifty million people in Europe. We believe that is was caused by poisoned air, it was advised that everyone burn aromatic herbs and wood to clear the air there have been several remedies that have been discovered so we found a lot of people going to their local herbalists and that germs were passed when a victim coughed or air being inhaled. We feel it occurred because God was punishing us for our sins. We have had priests on the job making…

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    have started somewhere in Asia, the Black Death, also known as the bubonic plague, was a devastating pandemic that struck Europe, Asia and the Middle East in 1347-50 causing an estimated 25 million deaths in Europe alone. Historical records attribute the Black Death to an outbreak of bubonic plague, an epidemic of the bacterium Yersinia pestis spread by fleas, assisted by animals such as the black rat. The result of the plague in Western Europe was not just a huge decline in population; it also…

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    The Black Death, it was a plague that occurred in the middle ages that killed almost 60 percent of the population in Medieval Europe. The Black Death was spread by fleas and rats from merchant ships, that came to Europe for trade. There were many forms of the plague, two main forms are the bubonic plague and the septicemic plague. The bubonic plague was very serious, the symptoms include of Chills, headache, fever, weakness, very painful / enlarged lymph nodes, and large painful boils. The…

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    Cures for bubonic plague (which never worked) 1. Kill the Jewish The governors of different cities would gather all Jew’s and burned them alive. Now you’re probably thinking that how did they know if they killed a few people that weren’t Jews. Well that never happened because the Jews had to wear the colour yellow. The Jews admitted they poisoned the well and the rivers that leads to their cities, however the Jews were tortured into admitting they…

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    has actually never fully died out. In the article, it says the plague is not extinct. In 2004, there were a dozen cases of the bubonic plague in the United States. I don't know if this is true, but if it is, I find it very interesting that a plague was still in our lives in 2004. "Apocalypse Then: A History of Plague." N.p.: n.p., 2009. eLibrary. Web. 16 Dec. 2015. This article taught me that the bubonic plague ended from scientists doing all the research needed…

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    The plague also referred to as the Black Death was a sickness that killed one third of medieval Europe, which started in 1347 and ended in 1352. The Black Death was a massive event in Europe's history. It had both devastating immediate effects and long-term effects. It effected the medical practices and the future of medicine as it put a bigger significance on practice , the economic effect, the church and the loss of respect and influence and the down fall of the feudal system. These were all…

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    The bubonic plague Yersinia pestis In the mid 1300’s a strange sickness struck people were panicked. During this time period the water quality was not the greatest, it was polluted due to boats releasing to many fluids then making the drinking water unsanitary. This strange sickness was the bubonic plague people were getting tumor like lumps on their bodies then later creating red dots on the skin that later turn black. These black lumps become flat in doing so it is spreading across the body…

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    Bubonic Plague Effects

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    Annotation 10: 1347 C.E. Bubonic Plague and Its Political Effects (Theme 1) The bubonic plague is also known as the Black Death. It is infamous for killing many millions of people in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in Europe. It wiped out a third of the population in Europe in just three years and is believed to have originated from China. Although it was spread through fleas that carried the disease passed onto them by rats, many believed it was a punishment from God for their sins,…

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    The bubonic plague is a disease that killed millions of Europeans in the 1300’s. There have been other outbreaks of the bubonic plague, but the European outbreak seems to be the most devastating and talked about. Most people probably don’t know the details on this disease, and it’s highly likely that today’s citizens do not worry about catching the bubonic plague. But, is a rapid plague outbreak something that people of today should worry about in the near future? I find this topic interesting…

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    The Black Death also known as the Black Plague or the Bubonic Plague change the lives of people during the Renaissance and altered medical procedures still used today. The disease, which spread quickly throughout cities for centuries, is actually a bacterial infection and could kill a person within a matter of days. “This infection is found mainly in rodents and their fleas. But the fleas leapt to humans, infecting them with the disease.” The Black Plague swept through Asia and Europe. It…

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