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The Black Death 14th Century AD 1347 - 1352

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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