GilbertThePlagueNewYork:VintageInternational,1991PrintWrittenin1948,AlbertCamus'ThePlagueisa studyofhumanbehaviourinatimeofwidespreadcrisiscausedbyplague.BasedonamoderncitynamedOranin Algeria,whereplaguewhichwastroublingthepeopleforalmostayear,risessuddenlykillingpeopleeachday ThenovelfollowsBernardRieux,adoctorinthecityofOran,whobecomesalarmedonnoticingnumberofrats dyinginthestreetsbeforetheplaguestartedkilling...
CompareAndContrastPlagueOfAthensAndThePlague
ThePlagueofAthens,takingplacein429BCE,isthefirstmasskillingplagueknowntohistorianstoday However,thisdoesn'tmeanthatitwasn'tasdangerousasplagueslateroninhistory.Intotal100,000peopledied whichisequivalenttomorethanone-thirdoftheGreecepopulationInthebook"ThePlague",thecityofOranis overrunbyadeadlydisease.InboththePlagueofAthensandthenovel"ThePlague"byAlbertCamus, similaritiesoccurredsuchasthediffusionofthedisease
ImperialismInThePlague
meaninglessinthepast,untilplaguecompletelyremodelstheirlivesandcreatesnewvaluesandmeanings.Just likecoalbecomesdiamondsunderenormouspressure,thedisasterreshapesCamus'charactersintonewpeople, bothindividualandsocialForalmostayeartheepidemicisolatesthecityfromtherestofworld,andthefatesof everycitizenofOranbecomeintervenedinuniqueaspectsoftheirlives.Theirveryexistencecomesintoquestion. Subject"ThePlague"hasbeenusedbymanywriters
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ThePlagueEssay
InThePlaguebyAlbertCamusatowncalledOranbecamesuddenlytakenoverbyanepidemic"theplague", killingoffthousandsofpeopleOnecharactergreatlyaffectedbytheplaguegoesbythenameRambert(A journalistfromParisjustdoingsomeresearch).TheplaguedramaticallychangedthewayRambertthought becausethreetypesofenvironmentalcharacteristicsthatsurroundedhim:Death,despairandisolationTherefore, thesethreecharacteristicsshowedthedramaticeffectsanepidemiccan...
ThePlagueMonologue
ThePlague,thereisasmalltowncallOranandeverdaylifeissimple,untilonedayaman'spatientfallsgravely illThepatienthassymptomsthedoctorhasneverseenbeforeandthusendsupdyingThisoneperson'sdeathis thestartingpointofsomethingdreadfulthatwouldsoonfalluponthem.AlbertCamususesthemainnarrator, Rieux,toshowthecontextofthenovelandtheeffectsoftheplagueonthetownspeopleInthebeginningofthe novelthetownspeopledonotseetheplagueas...
IsolationInThePlague
AvisitingplagueinthetownofOranprovidestheperfectsituationforCamustoanalyzetheeffectsofisolation thatpeoplefeelduringatraumaticevent.Citizensofthetownisolatethemselvesfromeachotherastheyfighttheir ownpersonalbattles,andthecityisolatesitselffromtheoutsideworldtopreventthespreadofthediseaseOne majoreffectofpersonalisolationthatCamusemphasizesisthestruggletocommunicateanexperiencewithothers Thelanguagebarrierthatpeoplecome...
ThePlagueOfTheBubonicPlague
TheBubonicPlaguekilledovertwenty-fivemillionpeopleduringtheElizabethanEra(DavidPerlin,PhDand AnnCohen)."TheoriginsoftheBlackDeathcanbetracedbacktotheGobiDesertofMongoliainthe1320's(Ed. GeoffreyJetal)"TheBubonicPlaguehaspickedupmanynicknamesForexample,ithasbeencalled"The BlackDeath,"and"oneofthefourhorsemenoftheapocalypse"(Ed.GeoffreyJ.etal).TheBubonicPlaguewas veryprominentduringitstimewithmanypeople'slivesbeing
ThePlagueOfTheBubonicPlague
Theplaguewasacatastrophictimeinhistory,andhappenedmorethanonce.Ittookmillionsandmillionsof people'slivesItdestroyedcitiesandcountries,andmanypeoplesufferedfromitWhatistheplague?Theplague orreferredtoastheBlackDeath,accordingtotheCDC(2015),"isadiseasethataffectshumansandother mammalsandcausedbytheYersiniapestisbacteria.Humansusuallygetplagueafterbeingbittenbyarodentflea thatiscarryingtheplaguebacteriumorbyhandling
ThePlagueOfTheBubonicPlague
BlackDeathTheBubonicPlaguewaslikelythefirstsemi-globalpandemicthatrightfullymeritsthenamewhich meansaffectingallpeopleTheperiodoftimeinwhichthediseasewreakedhavocwasalsoknownasthe"Black Death."AlexandereYersinwasaFrenchbacteriologistanddiscoveredthebacteriainHongKongThisdiabolical diseaseischaracterizedbybothpositiveandnegativeoutcomesforthefewpeoplethatmanagedtosurvivethe plague.Thetotalnumberofpeoplewhodiedsubsequently...
ThePlagueOfTheBlackPlague
TheBlackPlagueisadiseasethatspreadaroundtheworldandkilledmanypeopleTherearethreedifferenttypes oftheplague;Bubonic,Septicemic,andPneumonic(Dugdale).TheBlackPlagueeffectedEuropegreatlyand effectedtherewayoflifeItcametoEuropearoundthe1300sandhadagreatimpactonsocietyinthe1500s (History).Importantpartsoftheblackplaguearethedifferenttypesoftheplague,howtheyspread,treatmentsfor them,andeffectstheplaguehadonEuropeinthe1500s...
ThePlagueOfBubonicPlague
BubonicPlagueElleryPerezHealthScienceTechnologyMadeofacanvasoutergarmentcoatedinwax,aswell aswaxedleatherpants,gloves,bootsandhat.Adarkleatherhoodandmaskwithaverygrotesquecurvedbeak (JackieRosenhek,2011)Aserialkiller,Halloweencostumeperhapsoracosplayoutfitforahorrormovie?No,a doctoractuallyiswhatthisoutfitwasmeantfor.Doctorsworethisattireinthemedievaltimesinordertoprotect themselvesfromthebubonicplagueWe'veallheard
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characteristics.Thediffusion,history,andcurearejustacoupleuniversalaspectsthatcontributetothewell known,yetunforgivingdiseaseknownastheBubonicPlague.TheBubonicPlaguediffusedtomanypeople duringitstimeofdominanceTostart,theBubonicPlagueistransmittedtootherlivingorganismsinadistinct way.Theplaguebacteriacirculatesamongdifferentpopulationsofcertainrodentswithoutcausinganexcessive amountofrodentdie-off("CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention")
ThePlagueOfTheBubonicPlague
ThePlagueDiscussionQuestionsTheBlackDeathwasanepizooticbubonicplague,adiseasecausedbythe bacteriumofrodentsknownasYersiniapestisThebubonicplagueoverwhelmingeffectsofEuropeanhistoryThe BlackDeathwasconsideredoneofthemost"devastatingpandemics"inhumanhistory.WhomDidtheBlack DeathAffectTheBlackdeathaffectedmostlyEurope"ThedisastrousmortaldiseaseknownastheBlackDeath spreadacrossEuropeintheyears1346-53."(Paragraph1)"Bytheend...
ThePlague:TheGreatPlague
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ThePlagueOfTheBubonicPlague
BlackPlagueDBQÂÂÂTheBubonicPlagueorBlackPlaguedevastatedEuropeinthefifteenththrough eighteenthcenturieskillinganywherefromtwentytotwenty-fivemillionpeopleoraboutone-thirdofthe continent'spopulation.Atthetime,medicalknowledgewasnotcompetentforunderstandingwhythedeadly pathogenwasspreading;therefore,theplagueradiatedlikewildfireTheEuropeansbelievedthattheplaguewasa sortofdivinepunishmentforthesinsinwhichtheyhadcommitted,andthey...
ThePlagueOfTheBubonicPlague
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ThePlagueOfBubonicPlague
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AlbertCamusThePlague
Whatwouldyoudoifaplagueepidemicinfectedyourcity?Inthebook,ThePlaguebyAlbertCamus,agreat sicknesscontaminatesthecityorOranandnumerousratshurryintotheopentodie.Eventuallytheauthoritiesput thewholecityunderquarantine,whichangeredcitizensThestorybeginswithDrBernardRieuxdiscoveringa deadratonthegroundwithbloodspillingoutofit'smouth,thenhefindsmanymorelyingoutintheopen.He assumesthateitherhungerhasdriventherodentsout...
BubonicPlague
During1348-1349,adevastatingsicknesssweptoverallofWesternEuropethatwipedoutabouthalfofthe population.TheBlackDeath,alsoknownasThePlagueandtheBubonicPlague,killedthousandsoverthespanof twosummersTheBlackDeathwascausedbythebacteriaYPestis,whichnormallylivesdormantinaflea's stomach.However,whenafleabitesarat,theratbecomesinfected,whicheventuallyleadstoahumanbeing infectedSinceratshadahighabundancein1348-1349,thedisease
TheBubonicPlague
animalsjumpedtopotentialhumanhosts.ThehumanoutbreakarosealongsidetheVolgaRiverintheeasternpart ofRussia.Fromthere,theplaguespreadwesttotheDonRiveranddowntotheBlackSea,soonmaneuveringits waytotheMediterraneanportsofEurope(Ampel1991,659)TheBlackDeathisknowntohaveoriginatedin KaffaintheCrimeaby1343.TheplaguespreadfromthesurroundinglandsoftheGoldenHordethensouthwards intotheCaucasus,headingwestintotheCrimeaUponenteringthe
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AlexChaissonMrs.KilburnEnglish2CP22February2016ThePlagueandWarTheplaguewasoneofthemost horrifictimesinhistoryLiveswerelostandthefeelingsoffreedomwastakenawayfromthepeopleThis infectiousillnesswasforceduponpeopleandmadethemturntounusualmeasures.Theseactionsbythepeople andthespreadofthediseaserelatestothehappeninginwarHoweverthebookThePlaguebyAlbertCamus conveysadifferentunderstandingofwar,specificallytheNazi...
ThePlaguebyAlbertCamus
RunningOutofTimeTimeisonlyrunningout,anditisoneofthemostvitalandoverlookedqualitiesoflife. AlbertCamushighlightsthethemeoftimeinhis1947novel,ThePlagueThroughtheuseofallegoryandpointof view,Camussubstantiatesthatwhenpeoplearenotawareoftimeanditsadvancing,theyarewastingtheprecious andlimitedtimeoftheirlivesHeconstantlyestablishesthattheamountofconsciousnessobtainedbyapersonis thedifferencebetweenspendingtimewisely...
PersonalNarrativePlague
PlagueNarrativeSamwalkeddownthecorpseriddenstreetThesmellwouldhavebeenunbearadpastanold abandonedtavernasahorsedrawncarthobbledbyfullofreekingbodies.ThePlaguehadstarted37yearsago whenthegallyshadarrivedatItaly'sport.WhenthePlaguehit,greatpanicalmostspreadasfastasthePlague itselfPeopleadoptedinsaneIdeasofhowthishappenedandwhattodoEventhoughSamlivedatasmalltown hehadheardrumorsofaexceptionallypsychoticgroupcalled...
TheblackdeathisbelievedtohavebeganincentralAsiainthemid-thirteenhundreds,andkilledmillions.Afterit spreadacrossAsiaitwasthencarrieddowntheSilkRoadreachingCrimeaby1343.Scientistsbelievethatthe plaguewascarriedbyfleasonrodents,suchasrats,beingnormalpassengerstravelingonmerchantshipsacross theMediterranean.ThefleaswerebelievedtohavebacteriacalledYersiniapestis,whichiscommonlypresentin thefleapopulationongroundrodentsincertain
AlbertCamusThePlague
unstoppableplaguethatstrikesthetowncausingmanytodieatthehandofnature'smostmercilesscreation.Albert Camus,inhisnovelThePlague,demonstratesthatlifeisabsurdandmeaninglessthroughtherandomdeathsofthe townspeopleandtheseeminglyunstoppableplague.DoctorBernardRieux,inCamus'novelrealizesthatthe situationisabsurd,buthecontinuestodowhatneedstobedone.Rieux'sjobasadoctor...
FatherPanelouxInThePlague
InthebeginningofThePlague,FatherPanelouxemotestheessenceoftheknightoffaithTheknightoffaithis rootedintheworld.Heisneverstuckquestioningdescions;hekeepsmovingthroughlife.Theknightoffaith neverquestionsthebadtimesinlifeTheknightoffaithstandfirminhisbeliefs"Buttobeabletofalldownin suchawaythatthesamesecondlooksasifonewerestandingandwalking,totransformtheleapoflifeintoa walk,absolutelytoexpressthesublimeinpedestrian-
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BernardRieuxThePlague
AlbertCamususesthenarrativeofThePlaguetoimposecatastrophicandabsurdsufferinguponatownand examinehowitsinhabitantsbehaveThroughthedivergentcharacterizationofahumanistBernardRieuxanda piousPaneloux,Camusexploreshumanresponsestotheinevitableproblemofevilinordertoinsinuatethatwhile enduringdespair,reasonwillalwayswinoutoverfaithBernardRieux,themaincharacter(andnarrator unbeknownsttothereadersuntiltheend),isCamus'prominentadvocate...
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AlbertCamusThePlague
heRoleofSettinginthePlagueThePlague(1991)wasoriginallywritteninFrenchbywriter/philosopher,Albert CamusThistranslatedworkrevealsthelivesofthecitizensofalargeAlgerianportcityThetownofOrantraps itscitizens,asthewallscloseduetoanoutbreakofadiseasereferredtoastheplague.Thetextcenterson physician,DrRiuex,asheandhiscolleaguesattempttosavetheplaguedtownThesettingthatCamuschosefor hiswritingplaysalargeroleintheevents...
FatherPanelouxandThePlague
believedwhathewaspreaching,IbelievehewascompletelywrongThiswouldmakewhatIwouldsaymuch differentfromwhatFatherPanelouxsaid.However,somestrongpointsdidemergefromhissermons.Overall,the twosermonsinAlbertCamus'ThePlaguefailtohelppeoplebecomemorefaithfulandfailtoevenpreachtothe peopleofOranthetruth.FatherPanelouxmakesstatementsinhisfirstsermonthatcondemnthepeopleofOran fortheirwickedbehaviorCamus'descriptionofthesermonmakes
AlbertCamusThePlague
ThePlague,byAlbertCamus,isastoryfollowingamannamedDr.RieuxlivinginthetownofOranonthecoast ofAlgeria,whichwasaFrenchownedterritoryinAfrica.Inthistown,aplaguebegins,similartothatofthe BubonicplagueinEurope,andthetownisquarantinedThestoryshowshowtheresidentscopeandtrytocreatea curewhilesurroundedbydyingpeopleandalackofsuppliesandentertainment.Inthisnovel,heusestheformat ofaShakespeareanplay,withfiveactsandfrom
TheBubonicPlague
Theplague!Whenpeoplehearthosewordsthefirstthingthatcomestomindisthebubonicplague,butplaguehas alsobeenusedasametaphor,sometimesinthecomicalform,forsuchthingslikeinfestation,desertion,anddeath Throughouttheyears,datingbacktoancienttimes,plagueingeneralhascausedmillionsofdeaths(10).Plague hasmadesuchagreatimpactinhistory,thatscholarsevenbelieveitwasthecauseofthecollapseoftheRoman Empire(2)Scientificallyspeakingthebacterium
From1347to1362,TheBlackDeathwasaplaguethataffectedoverhalfofEurope,leadingmanypeopletodeath andfamine.Medicinebackinthe13thcenturywasn'tastechnologicallyadvancedasitistodayinthe21st century.So,nobodyknewthecauseoftheillnessandhowitwasspreading.Therefor,everyonewasinfearof whentheytoowouldbestruckbythesicknessanddieThiswasbecauseofthecommonbeliefthatGodwas condemningmankindfortheirsins.Thediseaseconsistedofflulike...
BubonicPlague
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PneumonicPlague
nearlyaweekinthreewaysthe:Bubonicplague,SepticemicplagueandthePneumonicplague;itwasatragedy thattotallydecreasedthepopulationoftheUKandmore.Adescriptionofthespreadingoftheblackplague.The firsttimetheplaguecameoutopenlyintheworlditcarriedandkilledacrossEnglandin1348-49Itfirsttravelled acrosstheSouthpartintheBubonicway,duringthesummerin1348.Unfortunately,itturnedintothepneumonic plagueThenithittheverypopularLondonin
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ThePlaguebyAlbertCamusAlbertCamus'ThePlague,takesplaceinthedeserttownofOran,Algeria,in northernAfricaItistheperfectsettingforthisstorytotakeplaceTheordinarinessofOraniscontrastedwiththe extraordinarybusinessoftheplague.Sprintzenpointsoutthat"ThereisamythicsignificanceofOran.Giventhe previousdescriptionofthequalityofOranianlife,theselectionofOranasthelocationfortheoutbreakofplague shouldnotcomeasasurprise"(Sprintzen...
SummaryOfAlbertCamus'sThePlague
reallybeingabletoliveafreeandmeaningfullife.Yet,Camusstillbelievedthatpeoplewerecapableofgiving theirlivesmeaningandfinallylivingtheirlivesfreelyInAlbertCamus'novelThePlague,thepeopleofOran believedthattheywerefree,thatistrue,inthe...
TheHistoricalandCulturalAspectsinThePlague
ThePlague(French,LaPeste)isanovelwrittenbyAlbertCamusthatisaboutanepidemicofbubonicplague ThePlagueissetinasmallMediterraneantowninNorthAfricacalledOran.Dr.BernardRieux,oneofthemain characters,describesitasanuglytownOran'sinhabitantsareboringpeoplewhoappeartolive,forthemostpart, habituallivesThemainfocusofthetownismoney"…everyoneisbored,anddevoteshimselftocultivating habits.Ourcitizensworkhard,butsolelywiththe...
ThePlaguebyAlbertCamusEssay
AnalyzingAlbertCamus'ThePlague'
OntheReactiontoDeathandSufferinginCamus'ThePlagueWrittenforthefilmadaptionByMaxEnnisForthis productionandfilmadaptionofThePlaguebyAlbertCamus.Thekeyfocusofthedirector(me)shallbeto highlighttherecurringthemeofpeople'sreactionstodeathandsufferingIwillensurethisthemeispowerfully communicatedtotheviewerswithatwoprongedstrategy.Imustfirstshowthemexactlywhatthehorrorand gruesomecarnagethatthecitizensofOranarewitnessing
AnalysisOfAlbertCamus's'ThePlague'
Withineveryone'slifeillnessispresent,howeverwhenanepidemicoccurs,thewayapopulationcopeswiththe tragedycanvarydrastically.ThroughoutAlbertCamus'sThePlague,peoplelikeM.Michel,CottardandPaneloux underestimatetheseverityoftheirsituation,showingthatthepeopleofOranoftenmiscalculatehowdiretheircase is,orblameitonoutsidefactors,suchasotherpeople'sactions;however,it'sthisunderestimationanddenialthat forcesthemtorealizethatsometimesevents
SummaryOfAlbertCamus'sThePlague
livingtheirlivesfreely.InAlbertCamus'novelThePlague,thepeopleofOranbelievedthattheywerefree,thatis true,inthetechnicaldefinitionoffreedom,butweretheyreallyfreebeforetheplagueoccured?PerhapsCamus andNietzscheareaskinghumanbeings,howaretheyreallyfreeiftheyarelivingtheirlivesinconstantroutines andbelievinginaGodthattheydonotevenknowexistsornot.TheironyinAlbertCamus'ThePlagueisin Camus'methodof"freedom"Muchlikeotherhuman
ThecentralironyinThePlagueliesinCamus'treatmentof"freedom"ThecitizensofOranbecomeprisonersof theplaguewhentheircityfallsundertotalquarantine,butitisquestionablewhethertheywerereally"free"before theplagueTheirliveswerestrictlyregimentedbyanunconsciousenslavementtotheirhabitsMoreover,itis questionablewhethertheywerereallyalive.Itisonlywhentheyareseparatedbyquarantinefromtheirfriends, loversandfamiliesthattheymostintensively
HowDidThePlagueChangeAfterTheBlackPlague
Theblackplaguewasadeadlydiseasethatstartedinthemid-fourteenthcentury.Thereweremanywaysofthe diseasespreadingthroughoutEurope.In1346,JanibegdecidedtocutoffKaffa'straderoutesbyharboringinthe oceanarounditKaffawasonthevergeofdying,butmostofJanibeg'ssoldiersaboardtheshipshaddiedfromthe plague,sohisremainingsoldiersgatheredthedeaddiseasedbodies,threwthemoverKaffa'swalls.Kaffathen placedallthebodiesintotheriver,tooktheirships
EssayonthePowerofLanguageinThePlague
ThePowerofLanguageinThePlagueInhisnovelThePlague,AlbertCamuspresentsapseudo-historical documentaryofaplaguethatconfinesandcontrolsthecitizensofOranwithintheircitygatesTheplague possessesthepoweroflifeanddeathoverthepeople,asitdetermineswhichcitizenswillfacetheirdeathorthose whoworktostopdeath.Theselattermen,personifiedbythecharacter'sofRieux,Grand,andTarrau,each struggleendlesslytomastertheplague'spowerovertheir
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BlackPlagueCauses
cryinginpainbecausetheplaguehadstruckherAsmallbumpstartstoformunderherarmcalledbuboesThe poorgirlisstartingtovomitandsherealizesthatsheneedstosaygoodbyetoherfamilyShewillonlyhaveafew untilherlifeends.ThisishowlifewaslifeduringtheMiddleAges.ThebubonicplaguestartedinChinain1333. WhenpeoplestartedtradingalongtheSilkRoad,theBlackDeathstartedspreadinginNorthAfricaandEuropein 1347.TheBlackPlaguewasadangerousdisease...
ThePlagueOfVeniceEssay
biasasthehealthboardwantedaroutinerecordingofthesick,theplaguefrom1575stillfreshinmanyofthe survivors'minds.ThegeneralstatisticoftheVenetianpopulationatthattimewas150,000beforetheepidemic beginsbutagainthebreakdownofpeoplebelongingtowhichclassorgenderisnotsufficientlydocumentedsoit isanuncertainpopulationconsensusItalsoshouldbenotedthatatthetimeofthisplaguein1630,Venicehadjust gonetowarwiththeHapsburgsoverterritorial...
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TheBlackDeath,anothernamefortheBubonicPlague,wasoneoftheworstpandemicsintheworld.Sweeping throughmiddleageEurasia,itkilledovertwothirdsofthepopulationThisplaguespreadfromthefleasburrowed onrats,andwasoverallaterribleandfataldisease.Thereweremanypracticesthatweretobelievedtohelpcureit, butpanicwasstillinducedbecauseofthefatalityrate.Inaddition,therewerealsonuancesbroughtinbydifferent religiousgroups,includingChristianity
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TheBlackPlague,alsoreferredtoastheBlackDeath,isaplaguethatwipedoutmorethanone-thirdofEuropein the14thcenturyTheBlackDeathderiveditsnamefromitssymptoms,whichwerehorridblackboilsthatoozed fluidaswellasdelusionscausedfrompain.Besidestheboilsthereweremanyothersymptomsthatincluded vomiting,lackofabilitytokeepdownfoodandmanyothersUltimatelytheplaguewasveryinfectiousandfatal TheplaguebeforespreadingtoEuropecamefromChina...
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samemagnitudeastheBlackDeath.ThePlaguewasamalignantdiseasethatravagedcitiesacrossEuropekilling anestimated75to200millionpeopleintheprocess(Shipman1)TheBlackPlaguestruckduringtheearly RenaissanceanddispersedthroughoutEuroperapidly.Thespreadingoftheplagueresultedinadevastatingtollon Europeaswellitspopulation,intheendgreatlyalteredEuropeandstillhasapresenceintoday'ssocietyThe BlackPlaguewascausedbytheyersiniapestisfound...
ideaofinteractions,plaguedevelopedallthroughoutEurope,causingamajorturningpointintheworld,especially WesternEurope.Inhumanhistory,interactionshavealwaysexistedandtheyhaveplayedamajorpartinturning pointsoftheworldInteraction,meaningrelationsofdifferentsocietiesthroughtrading,warfare,andmigrations, reallycontributestowhereourworldisnowbecauseofallofitscausesandturningpointsinourworldand historyBeforetheplaguemadeitswaytoEurope
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Theblackdeath,alsoknownasthebubonicplague,sweptacrossEuropeinthe14thcentury.Duringitstimethe plagueclaimedanestimatedseventyfivemillionlives.Theplaguethoughnotlongerexistant,madealargeimpact asitwasspreadrapidlythroughthepopulationTheplaguefirstarrivedinEuropein1347Itmadeitsfirst appearanceonGenoesetradingshipswhichdockedinSicilianportswithamostdeceasedcrew.Thosewhowere stillliving,weregravelyillThesesailorswereall
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5ParagraphEssayTheBubonicPlaguewasaspreadingdisease.Itinfectedandkilledmostofthepopulationof EuropewithinafewyearsTheplaguebeganspreadingin1348whenfleascausedthisinfectionwhentheybit animalssuchasrats.Thebacteriaenteredtheskinthroughthefleabitewhichsooninfectedthelymphnodes. Theseratsstowedawayontradeshipswhichquicklypassedthisdeadlydiseasetohumans.TheBubonicplague wasverydisastroustotheEuropeansocietyuntilitfinally
ThePlagueInWesternEurope
WorstPlaguesintheHistoryofHumanityManyterribleplaguesstrucktheEarthbuttherearethreethathitthe hardestSmallpox,TheSpanishFlu,andTheBlackDeatharethethreeplaguesTheareallthemostdehumanizing waystodie,andtheyalsokilledthemostpeoplemakingthedeathtollsrisemorethaneverbetween1340-1979. Thesethreeplaguesspreadratherrapidlyformanyreasonsbutmainlybecausethepeopleofthesetimesmajorly lackedhygiene.Religion,Upbringing,Culture...
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havealotofsufferingwhichresultedinapainfuldeathIttook500yearstodiscoverwhatthediseasereallywas: theBlackPlague.ThispaperdetailsabouthowtheBlackPlaguestarted,thesufferingitcausedpeople,andthe scientificknowledgethatwaslearnedfromit.TheBlackPlaguewasaaccidentthatturnedintoatragedy..The placewheretheBlackPlagueoriginatedfromwasChinaKipchakKhanJanibegtheleaderofChinaatthetime wantedtoinfecthisenemieswithdeadcorpseson...
BlackPlagueDbq
TheblackplagueoccurredthroughoutAsia,themiddleeast,andEuropethroughoutthefourteenthcenturyDuring thistimemillionsofpeoplediedofstarvationandfamine.Theblackplaguestartedwhenthefleasfromrodentsto humansTheblackplaguebrokeoutinChinaandmadeitswaywestuntilitreachedwesternEuropeTheblack plagueinChinahadseverallong-termeffectsonthecountryitsself.Forexample,theplaguehadreducedthe populationwhichhadbeenincreasedduringtheSong...
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ThebubonicisonlyoneofthreetypesofplagueHistory:Therewere9UScasesoftheplaguein2015.Theplague startedin1347when12genoesetradingshipscrossedtheblackseaanddockedinEuropeTheblackdeathkilled 20millionpeopleineuropeoverthenextfiveyears1347-1352.The12shipsthatcameintoportwouldbeknown as"DeathShips".Evenbeforethedeathshipsportedatmessinamanyeuropeanshadheardrumorsofa"Great Pestilence"Thatwascravingadeathlypathacross
BubonicPlagueResearch
ofthe14thcenturyfearedlifeimmenselybecauseoftheBubonicPlague.Theythoughtdeathwasjustasbadas lifeNoneofthebizarrecuresfortheBubonicPlagueworked;howevermostwereinnocuous,ensanguine,or savage.Ahandfulofcureswereinnocuous.Forexample,aromatherapywasharmless.Anindividualwiththe BlackDeath,"carryingsweetflowerswherevertheywent(ShariffMohammad,"TenCrazyCuresfortheBlack Plague"listverse,www.listverse.com)wouldcontractnothingmorethan...
PlagueResearchPaper
Plagueexistsworldwideandisresponsibleforatleast3pandemics.Itisazoonoticinfectionprimarilymaintained inrodentsandfleasHumansareincidentalhostsPlagueiscausedbyYersiniapestis,apleomorphic,gramnegative,non–spore-forming,coccobacillusthatexhibitsbipolarstaining.EpidemiologyThegeographic distributionofplagueislargelyconfinedtothesemiaridareasofmostcontinents,withtheexceptionofAustralia EnzooticfocioccurinAfrica,Asia,NorthAmerica,and...
