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Black Death (Plagues)
The Black Death, an outbreak of bubonic plague, was one of the deadliest pandemics in Human History. It forever changed the face of Europe. It led to a new way of thinking and dealt a serious blow to the Roman Catholic Church.
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How did the plague affect British literature?
The Black Death (1349-50) killed about 1/3 of the English population. Laboring and merchant classes, which primarily spoke English as opposed to the French-speaking upper classes, grew in economic importance. For example, the number of French-speaking teachers decreased, sparking a need for English-speaking teachers and thus transforming the curriculum. The English language began to triumph as a result.
Is it possible for the black plague to become a pandemic today?
The Bubonic Plague refers to a bacteria known today Yersinia pestis. Bubonic plague killed a third to one half of the world's population in the 13th-14th century. That would be 2.25 billion people if that happened today. Despite killing millions in the middle ages, the plague was never fully eradicated. About 2,000 cases are reported worldwide every year, it's not as deadly as we have antibiotics and advanced medicine and sanitation but if you don't get help within a few days, the prognosis if very grim. The plague is mostly in Africa and Asia where sanitation is poor. It's never been a major problem in America as the plague has only had a few isolated cases in the south, but if carelessness were to happen around a large population, it could happen all over again.
What are facts about the bubonic plague?
Frightening and bewildering. They knew it was pretty much unavoidable, and they knew they were likely going to die, but they were helpless to do anything about it. Fearing that it was a punishment from God for being sinful, they resorted to spending their days in prayer and repentance. Most thought it was the end of the world.
What did the peasants gain from the black death?
- (a middle aged bald man told me this) Most of the peasants were killed due to poor hygene - bla bla bla - there families died and left their possesions to their surviving relatives - bla- when it died down they were able to charge more for their hard labor because most of the peasants were dead.
more demand but less supply. (The one good thing i ever learned from a sustainablility class).
What are some treatments doctors used for the black death NEED HELP?
They would use mint, to keep fleas away. they also would try to inject herbs to cure it, but there was no real cure.
They also told people to not sleep during the day, only open windows facing North, don't work to hard, wear perfume, keep away from and if possible kill cats and they also bled patients. Most of the methods, especially killing the cats didn't work, as they thought the plague was spread by cats but it was spread by rats. Killing the cats made it worse, as with no cats, the rat population grew and therefore the plague spread.
What things stayed the same after the Black Death?
The living conditions during the black death were very hard for people who were poor. People who were rich would leave the cities to get away from the black death. Keep in mind that one in three people died during these pandemics. No one had any idea about bacteria or viruses. People thought that bad air caused the diseases.
Overall living conditions improved because labor shortages meant that the poor that survived received higher wages and had many more opportunities.
Did the black plague lead to labor shortages?
The black death wiped out huge swaths of the European population. As a result the supply of workers was low. When supply is low and demand is high, prices go up. Demand was also diminished (fewer mouths to feed) but not so much as supply, as certain sectors of the population were harder hit, especially the poor- i.e. peasants and serfs. As a result, surviving workers were able to charge more for the services. In the long term, the black death spelled the end of serfdom and paved the way for a stronger and larger middle class.
If you caught the bubonic plague what chance of surviving did you have?
Brusing and burboes would appear in grion and neck then in 4-6 days you would die
How did the plague weaken the church?
The aftermath of the plague created a series of religious, social and economic upheavals which had profound effects on the course of European history.
Was the Black Plague in Paris?
traders, visitors and rats caused it to enter France. It spread very rapidly.
How many people died during the Black Death?
Estimates put the death toll of the Black Death or plague around 25 Million, or 25-50% of the population of Europe. The plague was first noted in 1347 and carried on for about 3 or 4 years until 1350/51. It is hard to say exactly how many were killed per year, but based on the above information I would estimate about 8.33 Million died each year during the plagues prominence in Europe. ANSWER This much is true for Europe. When it came to the world, the total death toll was roughly 75 million people.
How were the crusade trade and the plague related?
They all involved sicknesses
Is trade a sickness...I don't think so.it is possible that trade ships brought back illnesses to the UK and probably took illness back with them, but who could prove it. The plague was carried by rats, and ships have rats.
How much of the European population died as a result of the black death?
All the estimates for the post-1348 decline are highly conjectural: the first epidemic is variously estimated to have killed a fifth, a quarter or a third or more Europe-wide: other outbreaks followed for centuries, but the population is thought to have reached its nadir in the late 15th century. One problem is that population tended to recover between epidemics, only to be cut back again. England is reckoned by some to have lost a half of its population over the whole period; some areas of Europe suffered far less. The total may have fallen from 80 million to 55m by the 1470s, with the biggest drop in 1348-53.
How were herbs used to treat the black death?
Various treatments were attempted, including the use of different herbs, boiled onions, and bread soaked in milk. None of these, of course, had any effect on the bacterium that caused the Black Death.
Where did the bubonic plague go?
Yes, there is/was a cure. The Bubonic Plague is still around today, however it is easily cured with antibiotics. When they discovered antibiotics, the plague numbers vastly decreased. =) So don't worry about it coming back, haha.
What are the short term effects of the black death?
Some of the short term effects of the black death was that the crops were dying the king and church wasn't receiving there food, the working class started to get more pay and there was a massive decrease in the population (over one third of Europe's population died) the number of deaths world wide was aproximatly 25,000,000!
What were three affects of the Black Death on late medieval Europe?
It caused people to be more careful about hygiene. Socially, politically and economically it changed Europe.
What was the mortality rate of the bubonic plague?
It depends on the type: Bubonic plague has a1-15% mortality rate in treated cases and a 40-60% mortality rate in untreated cases.
Septicemic plague has a 40% mortality rate in treated and 100% in untreated cases
Pneumonic plague has 100% mortality rate if not treated within 24 hours of infection.
How did the Black Plague affect the city of Florence?
Black Death lasted in whole europe. Around 1346 to 1353.
Why did rural peasants int Europe move to cities during the plague years of the late 1300s?
they thought cities would be safer. Thus to save their lives they flee to cities.
Which country did the black death originate from?
It came from Asia in 1348
It had come from infected rats but it was given to humans by they fleas on the infected rat it sucked up the blood and passed it on to a healthy human who became ill from the plague this type of plague was called the bubonic plague
The underlying disease (bubonic plague) appears to be an ancient one, going back to at least ancient Egypt (there are Biblical Old Testament references to it), so the exact time of origin is unknown.
The outbreak of what is known as the Black Death (waves of infection from 1200-1400 CE Europe) was most likely a result of flea-infected rats (fleas are the bubonic plague's infection vector) brought on trade ships traveling from Italy to the Middle East, which had experienced plague epidemics in the preceding centuries. The expansion of trade occasioned by the Middle Ages, the increased contact between Europeans and various other areas of the globe inevitably saw increased disease transfer (in both directions).
However, bubonic plague has been passed around pretty much all of the Old World (excluding sub-Saharan Africa and the Pacific island archipelago) for several millennium, so saying that the Black Death "came" from the Middle East is a bit of a misnomer.
China.
The black death from the middle ages is presumed to have been caused by a bacteria, Yersinia pestis. It is thought that it was transmitted via fleas that infested rats and small animals. Ironically, people at the time thought that cats were agents of evil, so many were killed. Unfortunately, this only helped cause the rat population to explode, thus worsening the problem.
How long does dementia disease last before death?
It varies. Dementia doesn't cause death. It is the gradual loss of mental function. Death is caused by disease or failure of vital organs.
What type of microorganism is plague?
The bubonic plague is a form of Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis is a bacterium that is facultative and anaerobic. Other forms of Y. pestis include the pneumonic and septicemic plagues.
Did everyone die that had the bubonic plague before antibiotics?
No, it was a seventy percent kill rate if bubonic plague got in your lungs, what is called going "pneumonic." Of course that's not the proper terminology, but you get the idea. Your chance of dying varies based on how the bacteria entered your body. Through a skin lesion, forty to fifty percent chance of death (especially if it spreads to one of the following types). Entering through your blood stream or through the lungs, seventy percent chance of death. Symptoms present in a day or two or at most three. The source for all of this information is a poorly remembered informational handout from tenth grade, so don't trust my information. But it might be right. ... Better than nothing.
