How did people explain the 'Black Death' ?

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How did people explain the ‘Black  Death’ ?

-INTRODUCTION:

 After a period growth of population and prosperity in agriculture, politics and technology in the High Middle Ages, Europe seemed to be stable which led to a sense of security among people. However, by the end of the thirteenth century Europe entered a period of changes in temperatures known as the ‘’little ice age’’ which caused a shortage in growing seasons and terrible weather conditions. The food shortage caused hunger and starvation. Europe seemed to have reached an upper limit to population growth and the number of poor appeared to have increased clearly. Famine caused chronic malnutrition which led to the increase of infant mortality, lower birthrates and as well higher susceptibility to disease because malnourished people are unable to resist infection. This also help us to explain the high mortality of the Black Death, which is a devastating horrific and terrifying disease or plague which was responsible for millions of death in Europe . The population of Europe became increasingly poor . The origin of the Black Death is not agreed upon by all historians. It is believed to have been originated from Central Asia. The plague was both spread by the Mongols as they expanded across Asia, and by Central Asian rodents that moved westward when ecological changes made their environment inhospitable. The plaque was first introduced to Europe in October of 1347. The Black Death was spread by Black rats infested with fleas who were host to the deadly bacterium Yersinia pestis. The plague was spreading through France and the Low Countries including Germany. By the end of that year, it had reached England, Northern Europe and Scandinavia. Eastern Europe and Russia were eventually introduced to the plague in 1357.  The Bubonic plague was the most commonly seen form of Black Death. The mortality rate was 30-75%. Victims were subject to nausea, headaches, fever of 101-105 degrees, vomiting and a general feeling of illness.

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Causes of Black Death

How was it explain?:

 The diffusion of the Black Death was a shock to everyone in Europe, as no one knew what caused it, how it was transmitted or how to treat it.

 The most believed cause of the Black Death was the term known as ‘Dies Irae’ which is translated into ‘god anger’. A vast amount of people sincerely felt that God was punishing them for their wrong doings. Other believed that the end of the earth was upon them.

  Christians began to seriously doubt the role of the Church ...

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