Category: Plague

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The Black Death or the Black Plague reached Europe in the middle of the fourteenth century. Before Europe, this dreadful pestilence had hit China, India, and Persia. The plague most likely spread via growing trade routes between East and West and later gained strength throughout Europe. Due to poor sanitary conditions and the lack of…

In the context of modern society, the notion of plague stands for metaphoric labeling of an all-destructive force that cannot be either stopped or controlled by human beings. In the Late Middle Ages, the plague pandemic has become a world-changing precedent that changed peoples perception of life once and for all. For example, in Boccaccios…

Table of Contents Introduction History The Black Death Causes Transmission Within and Outside Asia Signs and Symptoms Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Bubonic plague is one of the three forms of plague that are transmitted by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. After infection, the microorganism undergoes an incubation period of seven days and…

Table of Contents Introduction Public frustration Class transformations Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The Plague or the Black Death was the most catastrophic epidemic in the history of humanity. It devastated the populations of cities and villages and caused considerable political and social changes. Within the passing of only a few years, the population of Europe…