The black plague is a deadly disease that has remained without a cure
for hundreds of years. It has paralysed Europe not only by causing
tens of thousands of injuries but also in economic loss.
It originated from the fleas in rodents like squirrels, rats and mice
on the northern coast of the black sea, in the Italian trading colony.
It spread through the country-to-country trading of the Italians.
People dealt with this epidemic by creating early warning systems,
such as isolating individuals or cities from the larger population to
prevent the disease spreading. Some families were even locked up in
their own homes to avoid contamination of other families.
Individuals who were infected got sent to a special hospital, where
they usually died. The dead bodies were simply carted away and put in
mass graves known as plague pits. Archaeologists discovered these pits
during their excavations.
This changed the world by destroying over one quarter of Europe's
population! There was tens of thousands of deaths and this caused a
huge economic loss. But it did put a hold to the deadly diseases
plaging society, by introducing the first public warning systems. This
has benefited society greatly.
2006-10-31
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