BLACK DEATH

Black Death

Black Death

IntroductionThe Black Death pandemic of 1349 is considered to be one of the major events in world history, and it is still the subject of medical, historical, and sociological analysis. This disease wiped out a third of the total population of the Europe (Bowsky, 2002).DiscussionThe Black Death arrived in Europe from central Asia in 1347. It spread across the continent, reaching England in 1348. To this day, no-one is quite sure what the Black Death was - influenza, smallpox, typhus and even anthrax are all offered as possible culprits. Most experts agree, however, that it was caused by an extremely virulent ...