The+plague2

Max Weiner & Chris Rodriguez
 * __Black Death__**

**__OVERVIEW:__** [|Information on the Black Death.] [|An Overview on the Bubonic Plague] [|A Large Source of Information on the Plague.] [|History on how Black Death Spread Throughout the World]
 * It was the most deadly plague in recorded human history
 * Its the most virulent epidemic in the known history of mankind
 * It ravaged Europe between the years of 1347 - 1350, however frequent cases would often appear throughout the next three centuries
 * The plague originally came from Asia and was spread from the Kirghiz Steppes and the Don Basin Voyages
 * All theaters closed in London to prevent the spread of the bacterium
 * Over 200,000,000 lives were claimed world wide
 * It was mysterious how the plague was spread until 1894 when a doctor was able to isolate another different plague.
 * It was discovered that the plague was spread by not only infected rodents but by another 200 species of animals and that there were 30 species of ticks, fleas, and louses that could have carried this plague


 * __Symptons of this plague include:__**
 * An extremely high fever
 * General Malaise
 * Muscular Pain
 * Headaches (Migrains)
 * Pain around gland areas such as lower stomach regions and upper waist region, eventually they would develop a red swelling

The disease infected and killed the victims with disturbing amounts of speed.. The Italian writer Boccaccio said the infected often //"ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors in paradise."// > > __The Plague.__ 29 Sept. 2007 >  > > __The Black Death: Bubinic Plague.__ 30 Sept. 2007 > 
 * __Other:__**
 * Today this plague is not deadly if treated with an antibiotic, but if left untreated for a long period of time it can be lethal
 * The death rate has decreased from 50% back in the 14th century to 5% in the 20th century
 * 25 million people died in just under five years between 1347 and 1352. Estimated population of Europe from 1000 to 1352.
 * 1000 C.E. - 38 million
 * 1100 C.E. - 48 million
 * 1200 C.E. - 59 million
 * 1300 C.E. - 70 million
 * 1347 C.E. - 75 million
 * 1352 C.E. - 50 million
 * Note in the above figures that it took about 250 years to go from 48 million people to 75 million. In less than 5 years, about the same amount of people Europe spent 2 and a half centuries building up disappeared, banished to the realms mortals can never be
 * __Works Cited:__**

__Bubonic Plague & The Black Death.__ 30 Sept. 2007 

__The Black Death Bubonic Plague World History.__ 29 Sept. 2007 

"Black Death." __Collier's Encyclopedia.__ 1997 ed.

__Death Mouse Image.__ 29 Sept. 2007 

__Plague Carrying Flea Image.__ 29 Sept. 2007 

__Bubinuc Plague Map 2 Image.__ 29 Sept. 2007 