What was the Black Death?

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AnswerThe Black Death was very dangerous and contagious and destroyed 2/3's of Europe's population and it killed people in a strange manner. People who weren't affected went crazy in fear of catching it and the people who caught it usually died within 7 days. In those times doctors were not very advanced and they mostly believed in superstition, so 70% of people who caught it died. It was slow and painful.

This was very dangerous as it spread all over the world and many people were at risk of catching it. The people who didn't catch it were very few and were very lucky. The Black Death was so dangerous that even kings and the people of the highest positions were in danger of catching it. Nothing could stop it and nothing could stop it spreading.

People in those times were very superstitious and believed it was a punishment from God. So flagellates stood in the streets and whipped themselves and said it was cleaning them of their sins. The Kings also believed this and sent out their men to whip the people in the streets to clean them of the sins to so the Black Death would come to a halt. Overall, the Black Death was a very painful disease once caught. It wiped out 2/3's of the Europe's population, destroyed the feudal system, killed people in a painful way and was driving the people crazy.

And it was REALLY bad, also, the song, "Ring a Round a Rosie" was named after it

AnswerThe Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague, was a pandemic that swept through Europe between 1346 and sporadically until the late 1700's; peaking between 1347-1351. As it ravaged Europe the Black Death killed anywhere from 25-50 million Europeans and severely damaged Europe socially and economically. The drop in population also had the effect of reducing the available supply of labour; increasing wages and decreasing the ability to impose feudalism and serfdom on peasants.

The plague was transmitted by infected fleas carried by the very common Black Rat. The flea would bite the infected rat, and the deadly bacteria would grow in its system. When the flea bit a human, the flea's saliva and the bacteria would enter the bloodstream. Or, in the case of the Pneumonic form of the plague, drops of bacteria-infected saliva were inhaled.

In Medieval Europe, sanitation was virtually nonexistent, cities were crowded and filthy, and hunger was prevalent-the perfect environment for disease to spread. With no idea what the cause of the plague was, people turned to religious beliefs, and sometimes folk superstition. Many believed that the Black Death was God's judgment on Europe's sin.

The plague manifested itself in three basic forms, with varying degrees of fatality. The most common was the swelling of the lymph nodes (tissue around the throat, armpits, and groin). The skin around the site of the swelling would first redden and then darken, and the victim would suffer nausea and very high fever. 30-80% of victims died, most of which within a week.

The second most common manifestation of the plague was the Pneumonic form, which attacked the lungs. People hit by this would cough up blood with phlegm, which would eventually thin to liquid consistency and become bright red. High fever also accompanied this. The mortality rate was extremely high: 90-95%.

The third and rarest form was the septicemic plague, which was also the most deadly at almost 100% mortality rate. In its worst form, the skin would swell and blacken due to blood clots blocking veins and arteries. Victims often died the same day symptoms appeared.

It was 229 years after the Great Plague dealt London such a terrible blow that the probable cause of the disease was discovered. In 1894, during an epidemic in Hong Kong, two rival research teams - one led by the Japanese scientist Shibasaburo Kitasato and the other by the Frenchman Alexandre Yersin, a former pupil of Louis Pasteur - isolated the bacillus Pasteurella pestis (now called Yersinia pestis) that is responsible for plague.

Further research showed that this was a disease of black rats and other rodents, spread by their fleas. When all the rats died, the fleas would frantically look for new hosts: human beings. The plague bacillus is extremely virulent. Laboratory mice die after being infected with just three bacilli - and fleas can disgorge up to 24,000 in one bite.

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The Black Death occured in 1347 AD. The Black death is another name for the plague. It got this name because of the characteristic Black spots and/or "Buboes" that appeared on the body on the armpit after infection (buboes only appeared if the person had Bubonic plague, one of the three forms).

The Black Death was very dangerous and catchy and destroyed 2/3's of the world's population and it killed people in a wild way and people who weren't affected went crazy in fear of catching it and the people who caught it usually died within 5 days after you caught it. In those times doctors were not very advanced and they mostly believed in superstition, so people who caught it 70% of them died. It was a slow but very painful way of dying.

This was very dangerous as it spread all over the world and many people were at risk of catching it. The people who didn't catch it were very few and were very lucky. The Black Death was so dangerous that even kings and the people of the highest positions were in danger of catching it. Nothing could stop it and nothing could perevnt it from spreading.

People in those times were very superstitious and believed it was a punishment from God. So flagellants stood in the streets and whipped themselves and said it was cleansing them from their sins. The Kings also believed this and sent out there men to whip the people in the streets to clean them of the sins so the Black Death would come to a halt.

It is caused by bacteria carried by fleas from mice or rats; when they bite you they insert the disease into your system or bloodstream and it will kill you in no more than five days or if your lucky you may survive (only if your buboe pops naturally)/

Overall, the Black Death was a very painful disease once caught. It wiped out 2/3's of the world's population, destroyed the feudal system, killed people in a painful way and was driving the people crazy. It lasted for a long period of 4 years. It began in 1347 and lasted until 1351in that period it wiped out 2/3's of the worlds population.

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The Black Death was one of the deadliest pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. It is widely thought to have been an outbreak of bubonic plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, but this view has recently been challenged. Usually thought to have started in Central Asia, it had reached the Crimea by 1346. From there, probably carried by fleas residing on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships, it spread throughout the Mediterranean and Europe.

The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of Europe's population, reducing the world's population from an estimated 450 million to between 350 and 375 million in 1400. This has been seen as creating a series of religious, social and economic upheavals which had profound effects on the course of European history. It took 150 years for Europe's population to recover. The plague returned at various times, resulting in a larger number of deaths, until it left Europe in the 19th century.

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