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Sanitation was extremely poor during the Middle Ages. Baths were uncommon and sewers were almost non-existant in crowded cities. There was no 'garbage' service, the water was polluted and rats, the primary carriers of the infected fleas, were rampant.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoBubonic Plague is spread by fleas in what is called as geometric proportion. When people started dying of plague, others fled to other towns. Some of them were in the incubation period and carried the disease to the next say ten towns.
When the phenomena got repeated, the number of towns was 10*10. In the next tern the number was 10*10*10. In the next tern the number was 10*10*10*10. In the next turn the number was 10*10*10*10*10. In the next turn the number was 10*10*10*10*10*10. Means 1,000,000.
Probably that number was equal to the number of villages and towns of the entire Europe.
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∙ 12y agoTo put things simply, lack of sanitation. People had no concept of how a disease actually worked, so they had no idea that being clean would protect them. Take the leaving of dead bodies in the street for example.
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Is the black death real?
An outbreak of bubonic plague that was pandemic throughout Europe and much of Asia in the 14th century.
What plague did the vikings get?
The got the bubonic plague like nearly 40% of Europe did.
What disease is black death?
The black death refers to the the Bubonic Plague which swept through Eurasia (Europe and Asia) during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It killed huge numbers of people in the 1347 epidemic, and continued to reoccur over the next few centuries.
What group was responsible for the spread of the bubonic plague to Europe?
traders
When was the first major outbreak of the bubonic plague in Europe?
The first major outbreak of bubonic plague in Europe may have been the Plague of Justinian, in 541-542. It might also have been the Black Death of 1347-1351. We not know for sure, which, if either of these, was the first because we do not know for certain that they were bubonic plague, and we do not know that some earlier plagues were not.
What disease spread quickly and killed many people in Europe?
the bubonic plague, spread by rats bitten bye infected fleas
Where did the bubonic plague occur?
the Bubonic Plague occurred in Europe about 400 years ago
How did the bubonic plague disease spread from Europe to Asia?
The bubonic plague started in Asia and spread to Europe.
Which type of plague was the worst on Europe?
the bubonic plague
Where is the Bubonic Plague originally from?
Europe
Is the black death real?
An outbreak of bubonic plague that was pandemic throughout Europe and much of Asia in the 14th century.
Where was the bubonic plague most prevalent?
Europe
Where did the bubonic plague hit the hardest?
Europe
What plague did the vikings get?
The got the bubonic plague like nearly 40% of Europe did.
Who was effected by the bubonic plague?
like ALL of Europe!
Why did the bubonic plague have an effect on Europe?
It killed everyone...
What disease is black death?
The black death refers to the the Bubonic Plague which swept through Eurasia (Europe and Asia) during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It killed huge numbers of people in the 1347 epidemic, and continued to reoccur over the next few centuries.
