Where did the bubonic plague first occur?

Answer 1

The Bubonic Plague originated in China. It was spread by the fleas carried by rats going aboard ships and they were transported to Italy, Greece and France, when the rats left the ships entering cities and gave us the Bubonic Plague. The Pneumonic Plague was spread by humans breathing in infected people's germs, this type of Plague was more deadly, but it would have been the same symptoms.

Answer 2

Bubonic Plague or Black Plague started in Europe around 1347. It was a terrible disease that was carried out with black rats and fleas. This terrible disease was affected the Medieval society. It was a terrible because so many peasants died and that nobody was left to farm the land and do the daily work.

The Plague (or called "Black Death") was an epidemic that struck Europe. People from China and Mongolia came with infected fleas carried by rats going aboard ships and that were transported to Italy, Greece and France; when the ships docked, the rats left the ships entering cities bringing the fleas and disease with them. In 1348 the virus, known as the Yersinia pestisbacterium and until 1351 the bacterium had killed 1/3 of Europe. Leaving fewer farmers and other people that held jobs that were important to the economy. The Europeans blamed the Jews for the plague by poisoning the water but it really was caused by flea bites. Other break outs occurred between 1451-1721.

Plague is still around today in small numbers and is treated with antibiotics.

Answer 3

China suffered horrendously from the 1328 outbreak with their population dropping from 125 million to 90 million during just the middle half of 14th century. As a matter of fact, the rats that carried the plague came in ships from China and spread the plague all over Europe. Also, The disease initially followed Caravan routes and then, with aid of European Shipping and the accompanying rats, by 1346 arrived in the Crimea.

Answer 4

The bubonic plague, known as the black death, first appeared in China

Answer 5

the bubonic pleage orginated in europe by rats and other animals that carried it in there peists on them also sailers from the gobi desert brought trade and the bubonic pleage with them.

Answer 6

China during the early 1330s reffer to http://www.themiddleages.net

Answer 7

Bubonic plague spread throughout the world. The Black Death claimed 25 million lives in the Middle Ages. There are still several thousand cases a year but it is easily treated.

Answer 8

Europe.