Essays on Black Death

The nature and number of people living in cities have been affected by infectious diseases. Over the course of history, illnesses have always been big epidemics. Many infectious diseases have played an important role in our lives, our economies, our culture and our daily lives....

The Black Death occurred in the fourteenth century, where a disastrous plague spread in Europe, leading to the death of many people. Millions of people died in Europe since the disease was challenging for the doctors at that time to manage. The deaths had a...

In the year 1347, a deadly plague struck Europe and Asia and even as far as North Africa. Doctors set out to find what caused the disease and how it could be cured. Meanwhile, religious leaders spoke of how it was a direct punishment of...

The Black Death killed one third to a half of the European population from 1347 to the 1350s. Victims of the plague sought help from licensed medical professionals and healers that prescribed treatments originating from local folklore and ancient medical knowledge. With people dying at...

The Black Death – this extremely lethal pandemic devastated Asia and Europe by wiping out about half of the population during 14th century. It is only natural that something as huge as this influenced almost every aspect of the life of medieval people, but it...

The Black Death is a pandemic that swept across Europe in the mid-14th century. It is amongst one of the worst epidemics that have hit civilization since time immemorial. Also known as the Black Plague brought with it several changes and upheavals. Amongst such upheavals...

The Black Death was undoubtedly one of the most devastating pandemics that shook Europe in the history of human civilisation. First spreading in 1347, the plague allegedly claimed approximately 25 million lives, (one third of Europe’s population) in a time period solely consisting of three...

When one in modern times thinks about the term “epidemic”, many images may flash through their mind. Whether it be the Ebola crisis in Africa or the Swine Flu epidemic in the late 2000’s, people often feel that so long they attempt to be healthy,...

When the Black Death became prominent in the early 1300’s, it ravaged across Europe, or the world for that matter, unlike any other disease of the time, killing almost anything in its path. For centuries, historians and medical professionals have studied the plague so intently,...

The Black Death (1347-1352) was the Medieval black plague that ravaged Europe and killed a third of its population. It was due to the plague which is caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) transmitted to humans from infected rats by the oriental rat flea. There...