Third Pandemic

bacteria called Yersinia Pestis, ravaged the population of Europe in the middle ages. “Localized epidemics of bubonic plague occurred with relative frequency, but only twice did the plague affect a wide enough swath of the population to be labeled a pandemic, or widespread epidemic” (The Black Death Arrives). When it did, over half the population of Europe died from exposure to the plague. Europe was densely populated and living conditions were terrible, making it easier for disease to spread…

During the end of 1347 Italy experienced the beginning of the most lethal outbreak of disease to ever enter its land. This disease is known as the Black Death. It is believed that the Black Death was brought on by an animal epidemic. In the Middle Ages people believed that it was rats that were the ones infecting the people, when in fact they were just helping transport the real culprit from place to place. It was the flea that carried this terrible disease from Asia. Rats were often found on…

Carlos Finlay and the Yellow Fever On October 11, 1793, the death toll from the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia had reached 100. By the time this epidemic ended, 5,000 people (9% of the total population in the United States at the time) were dead (Frierson 2010). Due to an unknown cause of illness, in addition to the rapid onset of the disease, yellow fever would be regarded as one of the most devastating diseases at the time. We now know that yellow fever is a serious disease caused by an…

People are dying all around you, and an unsafe feeling thrives throughout your nerves. The cringing feeling to even make a step outside your residence is killing you. According to the information given, The Black Death AKA The Bubonic Plague was a pandemic which stretched all across Europe killing approximately 25-50% of the population of Europe. The Black Death was a cleansing of the population of Europe. It made humans scared of each other The Black Death ties with the changes that took place…

The Unknown It all started the day a dusty handprint appeared on the outer side of the glass dome; the day we knew we weren't the last ones still alive. About 20 years ago a new plague hit North America called Vistalis, it spread around through mosquitos. Pretty soon there were 100s of people dying from the plague. What the scientists didn’t know, was that the moment that one person got the plague, the plague would spread through the air. Vistalis soon spread all over the world, in less than 7…

In the mid fourteenth century the first wave of the bubonic plague broke out, but it didn’t stop there. Outbreaks throughout Europe continued well through the eighteenth century. Many people fled, trying to escape the death that lingered everywhere they looked. The plague spread fear, as well as sickness; caused people to turn to the church; and develop different theories as to why the disease plagued them. Because of the plague, fear was spread throughout Europe, in turn causing people to…

A deadly plague started from Central Asia to Europe and struck the continent. Black death originated from steppes of Central Asia. Brought by the travelers through trade routes. Plague terrorized Europe and part of Asia in the timeline 1300 s - 1700 s.In some part of England the death was 50 % and some part of France suffered 90% of their populations. Plague caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis. When it enters to fleas body,it lives in digestive system and multiply in flea. when flea bite to…

Seldom fatal today, Scarlet Fever was one of the worst child killers in history. What starts out as an uncomfortable sore throat for a child, it can manifest in to a potentially fatal fever. Scarlet fever became one of the most common infectious childhood disease to cause death in most of the major urban centers of Europe and the United States, “with case fatality rates that reached or exceeded 30% in some areas–eclipsing even measles, (al, 2013)diptheria, and pertussis. The deadliest point in…

Introduction A pandemic disease is a pathogen which is an illness, in excess of normal levels which occurs all over the world. There are 2 types of common pathogens a bacteria or a virus. A bacterium is a living organism that can release poisonous toxins which can damage the hosts body it is on average 0.2 um (micrometers which are 1X10-6 m) (1. See bibliography). They can be killed by antibiotics and the 2 types of Wight blood cells (phagocytes and lymphocytes). A virus is not a living organism…

In the reading, Phil Tiemeyer, gives a unique spin off of the telltale story of the infamous Gaëton Dugas. A man who could arguably be called the Hitler of the AIDS epidemic. In fact, not only does Tiemeyer say that the things people have learned about Mr. Dugas was a fabricated myth, but he also defends Dugas, by saying he could not have even been patient zero. An audacious claim to make about the villain of the late 20th century, however, surprisingly Tiemeyer does not speak without compelling…