In 1665 the Bubonic Plague, also known as the Black Death, yet again, devastated Europe and Asia, wiping out a staggering near fifteen to twenty percent of Europe’s population. There is controversy as to when this horrid disease first arose, but it is believed that the earliest documentation came from the first book of Samuel […]
The Black Death began in Europe in 1347 and had an estimated death toll if 75 to 200 million people. The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague was carried by fleas living on the back of rats, which were normally found on the merchant ships. The plague reached Sicily in October 1347. People […]
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Get startedThe consequences of Black Death or the Plague had both short and long-term effects on the populations across Europe. The Black Death was one of the worst epidemics in history. It hit its peak in Eurasia, the combined continental landmasses of Europe and Asia, in about 1347, killing one third of the planet’s population. In […]
The Black Death showed up on European shores in 1348. By 1350, the year it left, it had killed a quarter to half of the region’s population. In 1362, 1368, and 1381, it struck again—as it would again into the 18th century. The contemporary Sienese chronicler, Agnolo di Tura del Grasso, described what happens if […]
Black Death appeared in Europe by 1348. 1350, it had left, though it had killed between 30-60% of the population. In 1362, 1368, and 1381, it struck then again into the 18th century. An exposed person would first first experiences flu-like symptoms, and then would notice an inflation in their groin and beneath their armpits. […]
The Black Death was a pandemic that took the lives of millions across the world. The Black Death started in China in 1334, it spread easily through the trading routes all the way to Europe, killing entire towns as it spread. The bacterium Yersinia pestis infects small animals like rats and mice, then the fleas […]
