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 Plague was a gruesome disease that swept across Europe and even into Asia and Africa and killed millions of people and in Europe killed up to 25%-50% of its population. Doctors all over the world struggled to find medical treatments to restore health in the victims. Doctors in Europe tried to find solutions […]
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Get startedThe 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 […]
The black death was one of the biggest pandemics that infected Europe and wiped out nearly 60% of the population, that’s about 25 million people, across a two year period. Africa along with Asia was also infected by this plague. This pandemic is commonly known as the bubonic plague. The Black Death had almost a […]
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 […]
The Black Death was a tragic historical event that killed a third of Europe’s population. It was the second plague pandemic out of three main plagues. The first was the Plague of Justinian which took place in 541 AD. The third plague was called the Third Pandemic which happened in 1855. The Black death got […]
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 […]
Many people see the Black Death as a devastating event that occurred in the past. In today’s world, no one has physically been through the Bubonic Plague, but reading, seeing and hearing about it gives chills to people. There were many effects of the Black Death that was extremely horrifying. People were affected in many […]
The Black Death was a wide disease that resulted in a major population drop in Europe during the fourteenth century. It was a very contagious disease that made a huge impact in the deaths of 33-60 percent of Europe’s population. The plague would start by a person receiving a lump that looks like a black […]
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 disease was a pandemic of bubonic plague whose cause was unknown back in the days. However, with the evolution of research, it has been established that the Black Death plague was caused by Yersinia pestis bacterium. The bacterium is largely found in wild rodents. The symptoms of the plague were seen by […]
The 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 happened in the context of immense trade network. It originated in China, in about 1346, but due to the many trade routes, it was able to spread to many parts of Europe and Asia in just 4 years. Large trade networks such as the Silk Road and the Indian Ocean trade have […]
Even before one of the deadliest disease outbreaks ever started, Northwestern Europe was already in a rough position as the population was outgrowing the food production and the weather was either too cold or too hot for crops to grow. The Plague affected the Europeans in the late 1340s. The Bubonic Plague was one of […]
