Norman F Cantor s The Black Plague.
The Black Death is known as one of the most Nroman and destructive pandemics that hit the medieval world. It surfaced in Europe in the fourteenth century at around to It originated from Asia, where there are many rodents, especially rats, which carried the plague bacillus. When the disease hit Western Europe, about 20 million individuals died, which was a third of its inhabitants.
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It started link the North of Italy in and got to England in via its port that was in Bristol Cantor Fleas were the carriers of the plague, but the fleas were carried by the black rats. With the decreased population of rats, fleas migrated to human beings and caused the Black Death.
Europe had a stable population before the Black Death that was in the 13 th century. It attained its peak in the 14 th century between and The population had grown from 1. The doctors did not know the cause of the disease and the methods that Teh be used to cure it. In fact, people had various factors that they thought caused the disease, including withes, the Jews, and bad air. The Black Death caused great horror and fear around the world.
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He did this by writing the book in a chronological order giving various dates and events that took place during the Black Death. He also wanted to tell about the impacts of the plague as well as how Europe and the world were able to come out of it. The plague was caused by fleas that had six days to incubate. After the six days, the victim developed a black swelling on the skin where the flea bit. The infection was in the lymph bulges in the groins, under the arms, and neckline or near waistlines.
The victim also had bad smelling with black blood that was thick. The other symptoms were delirium, mental disorder, muscular pains, high fever, bleeding lungs, and vomiting. The victim also had a strong desire to sleep, but if they slept, the results were fatal.
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Besides, the victims only lived for about 2 — 4 days. The disease killed its victim very quickly. However, the main cause of death from the plague was blood poisoning from bacteria that congested the bloodstream.
The event occurred in Bristol and London. These towns had bad filthy living conditions with litter everywhere in the city.
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That percentage was almost million people. The plague decreased the population leading to land and food being cheap for the poor peasants. The total income of farmers also increased with time.]
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