The Black Plague Presentation

The Black Plague Presentation

The Issue I chose to research on was the societal effects of the Bubonic Plague or Black death .

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In the 1346, a terrible pandemic (called this instead of epidemic because it spread

through various countries and affected a large population of people ) spread

through Asia. This disease was said to be transmitted by the fleas of rats, these fleas

would jump to any host it can - - whether it be rat or human being. It affected

everyone, socially, economically, and is to credit to the modernization of western society

Sure signs : Question: Does any one have any guess as to why they would call it the Black

Plague, or the Black Death,??

Answer: this is because of the symptoms of the disease. People who were infected would have there lymph nodes swollen which are glands in the groin,armpit, and neck. These swells were called buboes hence the name "bubonic plague''. The Reference the colour black has to do with the glands continuously expanding (to the size of an egg) turning red,purple,then black...eventually exploding...and once again these glands existed in the groin... can you imagine walking around with this big thing bulging out.

Sure signs of this disease are coughing up blood and there body would release a

really nasty smell. It was to say the least quite unpleasant. The Plague was spread through air through coughing, and sneezing. Similar to pneumonia the black plague infects the lungs causing people to drown in their own fluids. Even then though victims had some time. When the a flea bit a person and the disease got into the blood stream it would cause death with in hours

Death rate was about 100 percent.

No one can know for sure how the plague spread so fast along so much territory. However the theory is that the Plague was carried on caravans that traveled on the trade routes throughout Europe. With in 3 years it had made its way throughout much of Europe and Asia.

The Plague killed an estimated one third of Europe's population ( which means 1 in every 3 of you in this class...would have giant buboes bulging from your pants right now)

The only safe bet was stay as far away from congested cities as possible.

The famine caused many people to revolt ,which proves the decline of morality. People were desperate, for food, and for money since there was a great labour shortage (naturally since people kept dying) and then as with a common fad the Jews were blamed. It was bad enough that the jews had to experience the bubonic plague as well, but they were also being burned to death and massacred because they were accused of poisoning wells, and casting spells. And so, Jews were kicked out of every city, until the Pope passed a law strictly prohibiting the plunder and slaughter of Jewish people.

The church--despite there beliefs that they were certainly protected by God felt the affects just as hard as the sinners!

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