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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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What did doctors do to stop the spread of the black death?
It didnt. Doctors had no hope and tried experimenting by recomending bathing in urine, rubing butter over your body, holding chickens under your armpits, and things liket that. To keep it from spreading, people bricked up houses that were said to have the black death, even if people were still inside.
How many people died in the medieval times from illness?
There were a great number of other important epidemics, and the one particularly associated with the Middle Ages was leprosy, which became epidemic in the High Middle Ages. In the Late Middle Ages, 1300 to 1450, there were places where a third of the people were lepers, one example is Iceland.
There were numerous other epidemics, and some diseases we do not see today, such as small pox, were endemic for the entire time.
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Yes they did get disease. Mostly in the summer as more insects were about so the summer was the most common time. As people were very superstitious and the church effectively controlled all learning so there were no advancements in medicine and the cures that they had would probably kill you instead of make you better!
How can an epidemic of a disease affect a country's economy?
When the Black Plague hit Europe and 3/4 of Europe died it left gaps in business, government, and trades. When the only cobbler in an area died that meant that people didn't have the means to repair shoes or have them made. The economy of a town, city, country is effected by the lack of services and government . Eventually others have to replace the people who died. This is what happened in the 1300's and the result was that people who were not as well off were able to move up in society and better themselves. A middle class began to form in Europe because of the plague and in the long run the economy improved.
How do animals get the bubonic plague?
There are three kinds of plague.
The most commonly known is the bubonic plague, it's from the fleas that live on rats. People only really get it if they share an environment with rats.
Septicemic plague, which is in the blood, also comes from those fleas.
Pneumonic plague is spread in the cough droplets of people who have it--people who get this kind of plague usually die within 2 days of contracting it.
Were any medieval solutions of the Black Death successful?
Yes, there was a successful solution to the problem of the Black Death, and it saved the people of at least on city in England.
The people of the time had no idea how the Black Death spread, but in some places they decided to cut themselves off from the rest of the world. In a city with a wall and moat, this was possible. The citizens treated the situation as though it were a military siege, and waited it out.
Who was the first person to ever die from the plague?
A cure was never found. People did not realize the the plague was caused by fleas hoasted by the rats. Bodies were burned. This gave some control but it was still there. The Great Plague of London, 1665-1666, and the Great Plague of Vienna, 1679, were the last major outbreaks of the bubonic plague in Europe. Many historians agree that the London fire that year was set to get rid of the plague. It worked. 90 percent of the rats died in the fire. The rest of the rats had mild burns and became flealess.
How did the people live during the black death?
People went threw LOTS of pain during the black death. Once they were infected there were certin spots ( cant remember witch ones srry u have to look that up ) would turn black and swell till they burst gross i no but true they had no cure for it back then but now they do.
How did the plague improve life for those who survived?
At least a third of the population was wiped out, meaning there were less people to fill the jobs so peasants workers couldn't be easily replaced. If they couldn't be replaced, the working conditions and pay had to be better.
Which action is linked to the spread of the black death during the 14th century?
black death spread to Europe. Due to trades and Mongol attacks. It spread via silk road.
What are some good secondary sources for the black death?
There has been considerable debate about the nature of the Black Death. Was it due only to the plague bacillus, Yersinia pestis, to this and other conditions such as overwhelming streptococcal and/or staphylococcal infections that coexisted, or could it have been due to anthrax? There are reliable clinical descriptions, though there is much folklore from which inferences can be made. The ecology of plague is complex: Yersinia pestis may be transmitted by direct contact or a droplet spread from infected to susceptible persons, but bubonic plague typically is a zoonosis, a disease of rodents, especially rats, transmitted by the rat flea. It spreads from rats to humans in rat-infested dwellings. There is good historical evidence on the prevalence in those days of black rats, Rattus rattus, which prefer indoor habitat and nesting sites close to where people live. Over the next one hundred to two hundred years, black rats were supplanted by brown rats, Rattus norvegicus, whose preferred habitat is outdoors, removing them and their fleas to a slightly safer distance from people.
How did people know they had the plague?
There were two types of the plague the bubonic plague and the pneumonic. The signs of having the bubonic plague were swellings in your armpits and groin. The signs of having the pneumonic plague were having breathing problems, you coughed up blood and you died more rapidly.
How did victims of the bubonic plague die?
In the Middle Ages the Bubonic plague came from the fleas living on rats. The rats bit the people or the fleas got on the people (since sanitary conditions were so bad that it was a nightmare) and the people got the bubonic plague. They developed sores ("ring around the rosie"nursery ryme) that were shaped like cirles that spread. There was no actuacl medicine back then and the diesese was highly contagious, so much that one-third of the population died. People had to bury people that died and they got the plague. The bodise were not always buried either. They died in the streets in their homes or trying to get help. they got bad fevers and ran out of strengh with no medicine it is easy to see why they died and why so many died. We have a cure for the bubonic plague today...just to be safe and prepared if it would ever start again.
Where did the bubonic plague first occur?
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.
How do you know you have bubonic plague?
It starts with the sneezing... then the nosebleeds. Eventually the buboes appear in the armpits and groins. Medieval people knew these symptoms well. A sneeze heard in the back of a church during the Black Death years was enough to empty it!
Why do the poorer countries get the bubonic plague?
poor countries are in shortage of money and resources so they donot have enough money to provide proper medication to their people and they donot produce good food in quality and quantity. hence they indirectly become more vulnerable to diseases.
Did the Black Death make it to Spain and what were its effects there?
THE BLACK DEATH DIDNT GET INTO SPAIN BUT THERE WAS LOTS OF AFFECTS FOR THEM E.G THERE TRADE WAS SENT DOWN BECAUSE IF THEY WENT TO OTHER COUNTRIES THEY WOULD CATH THE PLAGUE
How fast does the black death spread if not treated?
First of all, there is no cure. Black death can easily spread. people with the disease die six or seven days later
What country was infected the most with the Black Death?
The black death reached Europe in 1347, probably first through Italy via ships from the Eastern Mediterranean. Over the next 10-12 years it touched virtually every part of Europe, as well as the Middle East and North Africa. Estimates of overall losses are that as much as one third of the population of Europe died in that period. That is only an average, some localities had much higher death rates. There are known examples of towns having death rates of up to 90%. The worst of the plague was over by the end of the 1350's, but it continued to flare up for centuries, and there were smaller outbreaks until the 18th century.
Who were the people that collected the bodies during the black death?
Whoever was related to the person who died would bury them. Or if someone died nearby they would bury them with their relatives to save alot of time, because with all the deaths, there wasn't enough time to dig seperate graves
What are the most gross facts about the black death?
Day 1: You get a large boil about the size of an egg which is called a 'Buboes'.
Day 2: You get a fever and start vomiting and coughing up blood.
Day 3: Underneath your skin starts to bleed and you get black patches all around the Buboes.
Day 4: You have a very painful spasm which you can't stop.
Day 5: The Buboes pops or you unfortunately die.
What were the long term effects of the black death?
The Black death resulted in many changes in Europe. First of all, the Plague was so devastating, that a good portion of the European population was wiped out. The scarcity of workers, made the feudal system now impractical. The demand for labor brought about the beginnings of wage labor.
What was the Treatment of the black plague?
The most that could be done was that various concoctions of herbs might be administered to relieve the symptoms - there was no known cure. Headaches were relieved by rose, lavender, sage and bay. Sickness or nausea was treated with wormwood, mint, and balm. Lung problems were treated with liquorice and comfrey. Vinegar was used as a cleansing agent as it was believed that it would kill disease. But bloodletting was commonly thought to be one of the best ways to treat the plague.
The Great Plague of 1666, is the last major epidemic to occur in England. It was part of the Second Pandemic. These various plagues occurred from 1347 until 1750. This Second Pandemic occurred over four centuries. It is thought that as many 200,000 people died in 1666. There was no sanitation, the cobblestones were slippery with animal waste and slops (toilet waste) thrown out of the houses into the street. People called rakers removed the worst of the filth to the outside of the city walls where it continued to decompose. The smell was awful and people walked around with nosegay's pressed against their noses. The rich, if they had to walk in the slop, would wear shoes with thick soles, somewhat like high heels. People did not understand that microorganisms caused most diseases.
