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"Black Death." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2017.

History.com Staff. "Black Death." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2010. Web. 27 Jan. 2017.

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How have recent diseases affected the modern world?

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How have recent diseases affected the modern world?

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Recently there have been two notable disease outbreaks - Zika virus and Ebola.
Ebola is a disease which makes you bleed internally and externally until you die.  Vaccines, while under development, have not been tested yet. So as of the moment, we do not have any protection against Ebola. During an outbreak in 2014, anyone that had been planning to travel to certain African countries had to postpone or cancel, as Ebola was present there.
Zika virus is a disease that is transmitted through mosquitos. As far as we know, Zika only affects pregnant women, but it can cause birth defects in unborn babies. Last year ladies were cautioned not to travel to South America.... which, in Rio de Janeiro, was hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics. Therefore many women were not able to go.
These are just two examples of how diseases affect the modern world.

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Why did the Bubonic Plague spread so quickly?

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Why did the Bubonic Plague spread so quickly?

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The rats would "hitch a ride" on trade routes, thus quickly spreading the disease. Rats were everywhere (in homes, streets, markets, etc.). (In fact, rats were so abundant, that some towns hired a "rat-catcher" to go around and kill all of the pesky rodents!🐁🐀) Since they were everywhere, so was the plague. Even if you never left your house, and never associated with anyone, chances are eventually you too would fall ill due to the rodents living in your house!!!!!☠️😬☠️)
Once one member of a village was infected with the plague, the majority of the village would be infected. Those caring for the sick would often be infected too, as the ill would cough on the caretaker. Since this disease was so very contagious, within a week the caretaker would most likely be infected too.☠️☠️☠️
There were designated doctors for helping those who were infected. Known as "plague doctors," they would wear long "beaks" filled with herbs and flowers to block any odors, since they believed the disease was spread through them. (Now we know that honestly that wouldn't have helped much! ;)  )
(A plague doctor.)
Here are some common symptoms of the plague.
- High fevers
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Muscle cramps
- Seizures
- Gangrene of toes, fingers, lips and nose

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How did the Black Death affect people in the 14th century?

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How did the Black Death affect people in the 14th century?

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This disease killed 50 million people just in the 14th century. Also, this disease was very contagious so if one person in the house got the disease and was coughing every where than most likely the other people in the household would get the disease too.
"The Black Death arrived in Europe by sea in October 1347 when 12 Genoese trading ships docked at the Sicilian port of Messina after a long journey through the Black Sea." I got this quote from a website called http://www.history.com/topics/black-death. This quote shows how the Black Death started in the first place. But, not just that it shows that decades later it was still affecting people all over because of all the people the virus killed in the 14th century.  This virus has killed 50 million people and in the 14th century this virus killed 30-60% of just Europe's population and that is terrible. Going along with the quote from earlier from the same website it says,"The people who gathered on the docks to greet the ships were met with a horrifying surprise: Most of the sailors aboard the ships were dead, and those who were still alive were gravely ill. They were overcome with fever, unable to keep food down and delirious from pain." This quote shows how the virus was spread and how it all began and came to Europe.

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What Was The Black Death? (Bubonic Plague)

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What Was The Black Death? (Bubonic Plague)

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The Bubonic Plague was a deadly disease, caused by rats with fleas. People would play and use their animals for hunting or entertainment, and their pets could have had fleas. This would cause the owner to get the fleas, and more than likely obtain the Black Death. Millions of people died, and the symptoms were both disturbing and painful. People got boils, and blisters. They also coughed up blood because their lungs became liquefied. On most occasions, the person would die 3 days to a week after being infected. Because this sickness, the people came up with a "cure" . They made "Plague Doctors" They had beaks filled with good smelling things, because they thought that that was how the disease was spread. "All the citizens did little else except to carry dead bodies to be buried."
This means nobody had a job, but they still had to take their friends and family to be buried after they died.   There is also  "The people who gathered on the docks to greet the ships were met with a horrifying surprise: Most of the sailors aboard the ships were dead, and those who were still alive were gravely ill. They were overcome with fever, unable to keep food down and delirious from pain." This quote shows how the virus was spread and how it all began and came to Europe. Which came from