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The Black Death
14th Century AD1347 - 1352
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The plague: a pandemic
Epidemic: when a lot of people get infected by a desease in a short amount of time
Until the 20th century also other deseases endangered Europe e.g. tuberculosis, syphilis, leprosy, cholera, smallpox etc.
Pandemic: when a desease infects other countries and continents as well
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The plague: origin
Coming out of the East (Mongolia, China) the Black Death reached the shores of Italy (Sicily) in the spring of 1347 unleashing a rampage of death across unprecedented in recorded history.
By the time the epidemic played itself out, three years later, anywhere between 1/3 and 2/3 of Europe’s population had fallen victim.
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The Origins
-China / Central Asia
- The trade city of Caffa (1346)
- merchants ships bring black rats who carry the bacteria
- spread throughout the Mediterranean
- ravaged Europe
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The Origins
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First biological weapon?
Trade city of Caffa Infected dead
bodies were used as a weapon
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Types of the Plague
Bubonic Plague (infection in the lymph nodes)
Pneumonic Plague (infection in the lungs) Septicemic Plague (infection in the blood)
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How did the Plague spread?
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How did the Plague spread?
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Efforts to stop the Plague
Plague doctors
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Efforts to stop the Plague
Monks in monasteries
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Efforts to stop the Plague
Bloodletting
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Influences on society
Punishment from God Many people turn their backs on the
church
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Influences on society
The Jews get blamed for the Plague A big Jewish society is created in
East-Europe