Category: Black Death

The Church played a significant role in the lives of medieval peoples during the Middle Ages. Religion was involved in almost every aspect of daily life, so much so that during this time the laws of Europe were governed by the Church. When the Black Death devastated Europe from 1347 onwards, the damaging consequences meant…

The Black Death was the deadliest pandemic to ever hit mankind- killing more than 75 million people every day. This pandemic came with many devastating after-effects causing the world to rebuild itself, this horrific plague killed a third of Europe. The effects of the Black Death have short-term and long-term effects on the human population…

Historians suggest that The Black Death was a deadly epidemic that hit millions of people spread by the disease known as the bubonic plague. This all happened during medieval Europe, fleas and rats were the cause of to spread of the disease to other people and the bubonic plague did not stop, it was so…

Black Death swept across Europe like a horde of raging wild beasts, consuming everything in its path. Everywhere, the unsuspected disease with the horrible symptoms gave rise to fear. People tried to isolate themselves and avoid contact with others. But it was to little avail. When the infection left humanity alone some years later, about…

In our modern-day Europe is one of the most advanced continents in the world with countries that have a good economy, education and many other important things not all continents have. But before that Europe wasnt ever like it is today until a certain period known between historians called the renaissance. This time period changed…

While mice are getting more and more acceptance in modern society, they are linked with cuteness, such as Mickey Mouse, a world-famous cartoon character, you wont think that 600 to 700 years ago, mice caused a globally spread plague, which made countless global population decrease. Especially in Europe, the plague directly cut off 1/3 of…

Within the years 1346 and 1352, a lethal epidemic swept throughout Europe at an alarming rate. Centuries later, the pandemic was named the Black Death. This title originated from a mistranslation of the Latin expression ‘atra’ meaning both ‘black’ and ‘terrible’. Caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which originates in areas with vast numbers of…

Black Death: Unveiling the Deadly History and Pathogenesis of the Plague Introduction Throughout history, there have been many pathogens that are well-known. One of the best-known pathogens is Yersinia Pestis (Y. pestis), more commonly known as the Plague. There are three basic forms of Plague: bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic. Each form has similar symptoms with…

The Echoes of History: Analyzing Epidemics (Black Death Plague), Then and Now Abstract Preceding medical and biological research suppressed historic domestic and worldwide pandemics, but is modern society confident in the anterior brand of resilience? The World Health Organization (WHO) publicized an assertion that specified the potential of an unidentified infection as inevitable as opposed…

Unveiling the Horror: The Black Death and its Catastrophic Impact on Europe Introduction “The Black Death”, “The Great Mortality”, “The Bubonic Plague”, all of these refer to a time in history where disease followed by death were almost inevitable. Disease was covering Europe and killing its people without hesitation; death rates were unbelievably high. The…