Pneumonic plague

extinction. One such time, arguably the most infamous, was when the Black Death ravaged the western hemisphere. For several hundred years, the cause of this devastating disease remained a mystery, however, recent analysis from the DNA of the victims of the plague indicate that Yersinia pestis a bacillus shaped bacterium, was the likely cause of this tragedy (Perry and Fetherston, 1997). The road leading up to Y. pestis becoming God’s bacterial agent of judgement was a relatively short one, as…

today, from decisions that affected all kinds of lives and the future of those people. Events such as the Bubonic plague, The Crusades, and Christianity. These events didn’t have to be good but they were significant enough to change how things happened to the people of today. The ideas and new advancements that these events brought to humans, and even catastrophe. The Bubonic plague was a significant event since it brought danger to the European people, with the deaths of so many people. This…

The given records and witness accounts during both the Black Death and Civil War support Herlihy’s and Steiner’s argument of disease influencing society and battle outcomes. First, the Black Death caused numerous losses and people to flee which left many jobs unfilled, allowing the lower class a chance to higher pay and a larger diversity in the economy to form, influencing the demographic system along with this. Furthermore, the outbreak caused desperation in the people observable in recorded…

The Crusades were a series of religious conquests that the Pope influenced. The objective of these wars were to capture Jerusalem, the site of the Christian holy land. Overall though the Crusades were a waste of resources and the Christians only managed to capture Jerusalem for a short period of time. But the only thing they did build on was the effect it had on Europe after it ended. Even though the Crusades ultimately failed at taking over Jerusalem, they succeeded at bringing about socio…

They found Maurice Stanley’s decomposing body at the factory grounds. He’d been lynched, the media concluded. He must have deserved it, they whispered under their breaths, or said much louder. After all, a people as wretched as his kind did deserve no better fate…. but did they, really? Was their existence really so cursed, so pathetic, that mercy should skip them? That justice itself should forsake them? Or rather, did they have the curse thrust upon them? Like a leash of heavy brass that would…

When it comes to home infestations, one of the worst problems is finding bed bugs under the covers. Bed bugs are more than a mere annoyance. They feed on human and animal blood, and females can lay up to 400 eggs. This can lead to a huge infestation. So, you need to get rid of those bugs as soon as possible. Before you decide to call in for pest treatment, there are a variety of home remedies that you can try out. Home Remedies for Eradicating Bed Bugs Here are some natural ways to get rid of…

The French Revolution During the French Revolution, and the events after that, many people lost their lives due to the conflict itself, and the executions that followed. Among these people that lost their lives are Louis XIV, Robespierre, Marie Antoinette, and countless innocent civilians. Therefore, the French Revolution was harmful to the people of France due to famine, the end of the Estate System, and the Reign of Terror. The end of the Estate System basically brought an end to order in…

The fourteenth century was the last century before mayhem rang throughout the Catholic Church. In the beginning of the fifteenth century, the Church had become overrun with un-eligible bishops, priests, leaders, and weak popes. With the leaders of the Church so corrupted, many seized this opportunity to expose the workings of the Church and to challenge its doctrine. Although the pope responded to these challenges, a reformation occurred. This division of the church and people led to…

The rabies virus has already survived for hundreds of years and is often fatal. The are 71 different species in this pathogen's family with 11 genera. The genus I identified is the lyssavirus from the family Rhabdovirdae. The species of the family Rhabdovirdae, I found on this farm in Montana, was rabies. Animals and humans can be a host to this virus. It is a zoonotic disease prevalent in wildlife, and the main animals involved vary between continents. In North America the main animals involved…

I recently had the amazing opportunity to attend the Sight and Sound theatre in Branson, Missouri. The name of the production that I enjoyed was “Moses.” It was an amazing production that made you feel almost as if you were in Egypt as it happened. I had an amazing experience as I watched the performance. I felt like I was standing there hundreds of years ago watching the basket float down the river. Like I was in the river as the princess took it up and named the child. I was…