The Plague Term Papers

The Plague The Plague is a very deadly disease, that has had some very deadly outbreaks in history. The biggest known outbreak of it was in Europe from 1347 to 1351 and is known as the Black Death Plague and the Great Mortality. The Black Death Plague is one of the deadliest known events in history. The Plague comes from the bacteria Yersinia Pestis. The most commonly known type of plague is the Bubonic Plague. The Bubonic Plague comes from fleas infected with the Y. Pestis bacterium. You can either get infected through a bite from the flea or from the bite of a rodent that has been infected with the plague through an infected flea bite. The Y. pestis infection enters the body through the area of the bite and it travels through the lymphatic system and enters the nearest lymph node. The bacteria replicate itself until the lymph nodes become inflamed, tense, and painful. These are called buboes. If the sickness becomes bad enough the lymph nodes can become open sores filled with

This pandemic happened and started in China and Inner Asia but mainly affected Europe. This pandemic was from 1347 to 1351 and is the largest known pandemic in history. This pandemic was an outbreak of all three types of the Plague. Bubonic Plague, Pneumonic Plague, and Septicemic Plague. The Plague made its way from China and Inner Asia through an army troop and made its way to North Africa, Spain, and Italy. Around 50% of Spain and Italys populations died due to the outbreak. The Plague made its way to Europe and ended up killing one-third to one-half of the European population, with an approximate death rate of 60% it killed between 75,000,000 to 200,000,000 people within the four years of the pandemic. In London, the pandemic was at its worst in February and May of 1349. In Yorkshire, the pandemic reached its worst in the summer of 1349. Until the 1400s there were small less deadly recurring