Yersinia pestis

The Black Death was considered as one of the most devastating pandemics in world history. It began in Asia and spread to Europe by the late 1340s. The plague killed 75 millions of people and killed two thirds of Europe’s population. People were getting affected by the disease and dying each day. The aftermath let the civilians to began to question which led to the Renaissance and the Church losing its power. The Black Death originated from China and inner Asia, the Black Death decimated the…

'Dripping rat blood' closes Roman Forum ticket office Experts say there are 6 million rats in the Eternal City. One of the four ticket offices allowing access to the Roman Forum was closed on Monday when rat's blood started falling on to the counter from the ceiling. The blood was noticed by an employee at the new ticket office, located in the square in front of the Colosseum early Monday morning, and health authorities were called to deal with the problem. “A rodent had died in the ceiling…

Knights Hospitaller What it is? (Introduction) The Knights Hospitaller were one of the most important and wealthiest Military Orders that were active during the Crusades. They are also known as the Knights of the Order of Saint John the Hospitaller, Knights of Malta, Knights of Rhodes and some others. The name Knights was given since they were knights who protected the people and the name Hospitaller, because of how they started their military order. Knights and monks were the elements that…

Introduction: This report will examine the effect of garbage removal and location and plague status. Both garbage removal and location serve as risk factors and being a plague a cause is the outcome. This risk outcome association will be explored thorough various odds ratio and chi square calculations. The plague is also known as “the black death” and wiped out nearly half of the European population during the middle ages. There are three strains of the Y.pestis bacterium leading to either…

The Black Death was an extremely terrible illness that swept across Europe on someday in october in the year 1347. The Black Death was responsible for as many as 20 million people about one third of the continent. The Death arrived on trade ships and that’s how it got to europe there are still many unanswered questions about the illness and how it just disappeared after a five year spread. The year was 1347 was when twelve Genoese trading ships came to the sicilian port in…

Wessex Wessex was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in the south of Great Britain, from 519 until England was unified by Æthelstan in the early 10th century. The Anglo-Saxons believed that Wessex was founded by Cerdic and Cynric, but this may be a legend. The two main sources for the history of Wessex are the Anglo-Saxon . During the 8th century, as the hegemony of Mercia grew, Wessex largely . The name of Viking - pirate or sea-raider - was derived from "wic" - the temporary camps established by the…

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…

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…

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…

The bubonic plague arrived on Genoese merchant ships in the mid-1300s, ravaging major European cities and wreaking havoc on anyone who was unfortunate enough to be within a few feet of an infected individual. The black death, as it was later known, plunged Europe further into the dark ages, leaving knowledge and cultural pursuits to rot with the numerous plague victims. The bubonic plague was so devastating to European society because of the divisions it caused both physically and culturally…