Pneumonic plague

to Mediterranean ports, this defied territorial right between living and death among every-one (Jueneman 11). Yersinia Pestis also known as “Black Death” in the Middle Ages the Black Death ruined and destroyed many lives. Although before the Black Plague the European popula-tion increased. Additional…

There are three types of common bubonic plague. Classic bubonic plague is transmitted through the bite of an infected flea or rodent. Flea bites are the most common mode of infection. There is a block in the flea’s gut which prevents it from fully digesting and metabolizing its food source. The flea is starving and full at the same time and as it sucks the blood from its victim it is also regurgitating contaminated blood back up and into the dermis of the victim. The bacteria is then drained…

The Black Plague can be described as one of the worst disasters to ever hit mankind, claiming the lives of more than 25 million people in Europe during the 14th century (Benedictow 2005). It took only four short years for the Black Death to inflict its wrath from Asia to almost all of Europe because of the availability of commerce routes (McMullin 2003). The plague not only claimed the lives of so many, but it depressed the economy (Benedictow 2005). Massive labor shortages due to high rates…

itself. The Bubonic Plague, also known as The Black Death, was the most devastating pandemic to humanity in the history of the world. Roughly twenty five to 50 million people died and many more were impacted by the catastrophe the plague left behind. The Black Death swept through Western Europe during the late 1340’s, killing more than two thirds of the population, changing the Church, breaking apart families, sinking the economy, and leaving the western world in ruins. Bubonic plague initially…

The bubonic plague is the most common form of the disease, refers to telltale buboes which appear around the neck, groin or armpit. The septicemic plague comes via fleas or from contact with body infected by plague and spreads through the blood stream Pneumonic plague is the most infectious type; it is when the disease passes from person to another through airborne droplets coughed from the lungs. It kills about 50 percent of those it infects. The Black plague has three major plague pandemics.…

The bubonic plague, a horrific disease that took millions of lives, swept across Europe during the 1300’s (“The Black Death”). Understanding the the cause of the bubonic plague, the symptoms and how it spreads was crucial to the end of the outbreak. The bubonic plague or also called, black death, or black plague is an extremely feared disease (“Bubonic plague”). The bubonic plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia Pestis (“The Black Death”). This bacteria is named after one of it’s founders…

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…

The Black Death killed one third of Medieval Europe. Millions were killed and the disease began to affect other areas of life. Social standings shifted, the economy weakened and the relationship between the people and the church deteriorated. The consequences and destruction the Black Death had caused was felt long after t had rampaged through Europe. The Black Death arrived in Europe by sea in October 1347 when 12 Genoese trading ships docked at the Sicilian port of Messina…

Prospero's abby, the black plague. This was a grave disease that tormented the people of Europe during the 14th Century. It originally came from a bacteria in rats that then would be transferred to humans in the form of a flea bite. Due to the disease being a bacteria once it was in ones system they could easily infect someone else through both the air and bodily fluids, such as sneezing. There are two main types of the plague were septicemic and pneumonic. The septicemic plague affected the…

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…