Black Death - Wikipedia
The Black Death was the second great natural disaster to strike Europe during the Late Middle Ages (the first one being the Great Famine of 1315–1317) and is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of the European population, as well as approximately 33% of …
Black Death ‑ Causes, Symptoms & Impact - HISTORY
Sep 17, 2010 · The Black Death was a devastating global epidemic of bubonic plague that struck Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s. Explore the facts of the plague, the symptoms it caused and how millions died...
Black Death | Definition, Cause, Symptoms, Effects, Death Toll,
Jan 17, 2025 · Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, taking a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time. The Black Death is widely thought to have been the result of plague, caused by …
History of plague - Wikipedia
However, the late medieval Black Death (roughly 1331 to 1353) is sometimes seen not as the start of the second, but as the end of the first pandemic – in that case, the first pandemic ended in around 1353, and the second pandemic's start would be about 1361.
The Black Death: The Plague, 1331-1770 - University of Iowa
Medieval people called the catastrophe of the 14th century either the "Great Pestilence"' or the "Great Plague." Writers contemporary to the plague referred to the event as the "Great Mortality."
Causes and effects of the Black Death - Medieval medicine - BBC
In 1348 - 49, the Black Death swept across Europe, killing up to half of the population. There were two main types of plague: bubonic and pneumonic. Treatments and cures were based on both...
What was the Black Death? - Medievalists.net
Oct 1, 2010 · Single Genetic change created the medieval plague, researchers find – Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that caused Justinian’s Plague and the Black Death, was once only able to cause a mild gastrointestinal infection.
Medieval Plague Doctors: Masked saviours or grim harbingers of ...
In the face of this unprecedented catastrophe, a unique figure emerged from the shadows - the Plague Doctor. Cloaked in a distinctive costume with a beak-like mask, these medical practitioners became the frontline warriors in the battle against the plague.
The Black Death: Key Facts About The Bubonic Plague That
May 12, 2020 · The Black Death of October 1347 to c1352 was one of the worst catastrophes in recorded history – a deadly bubonic plague that ravaged communities across Europe, changing forever their social and economic fabric.
Origin, transmission, and evolution of plague over 400 y in Europe
Plague is a deadly zoonosis caused by the gram-negative bacteria Yersinia pestis, and the clinical aspect of the disease partially depends on the way of transmission.While primary bubonic and septicemic plagues chiefly result from an ectoparasite bite or contact with an animal’s carcass, primary pneumonic plague is caused by the inhalation of infected droplets ().