The Black Death
The Black Death is the name given to a plague (often called bubonic plague). It was believed to have arrived from Asia in late 1347.Though its impact on English society from 1347 to 1350 was terrible. No amount of medical knowledge could help England when the plague struck. It was also to have a major impact on England’s social structure which lead to the Peasants revolt in 1381.It was a major disease that spread over Europe. Due to the Black Death one third of the population in Europe died leading to the fall of the Feudal System as the lower cast started to die and could not support the upper classes.
What was the Disease?
What was this disease? Bubonic plague is the medical term. It is a bacillus, an organism, most usually carried by rodents. Fleas infest the animal (rats, but other rodents as well), and these fleas move freely over to human hosts. The flea then regurgitates the blood from the rat into the human, infecting the human. The rat dies. The human dies. The flea's stomach gets blocked and it eventually dies of starvation.
What was the Disease?
What was this disease? Bubonic plague is the medical term. It is a bacillus, an organism, most usually carried by rodents. Fleas infest the animal (rats, but other rodents as well), and these fleas move freely over to human hosts. The flea then regurgitates the blood from the rat into the human, infecting the human. The rat dies. The human dies. The flea's stomach gets blocked and it eventually dies of starvation.