The Black Death: Europe's Deadliest Epidemic

If you think being stuck in bed with a cold is bad, you haven’t learned about the Black Death and its horrible effects. The Black Death was a deadly disease that caused many deaths in the 1300s. During the years of the epidemic 25 to 50 percent of Europe’s population died because of this terrible disease. The Black Death was brought over from China and spread horrible symptoms to all who came in contact with it. Although this was a terrible time period it has helped people to learn and not let something like that happen again. Symptoms of the Black Death were painful and gross. The plague had three different forms. The bubonic variant, which was the most common, caused swellings or buboes. These swellings appeared on the victim’s neck, armpits

The work force was destroyed and because of the lack of jobs the price of labor skyrocketed. Farms were abandoned and buildings were destroyed. The costs of goods rose but the price of food stayed low. Most likely because of the population decrease and less need for food. Many survivors of the plague lost their religious faith. They had come to churches seeking help during this horrible time period and they were not helped. This weakened their beliefs but many people built private chapels. The Black Death set the stage for modern medicines. Many changes in public health and hospital management were changed. Medical education was made more serious. New schools were established and steps were taken to close the gaps in the lack of education we had on the Black Death. The Black Death was no joke. It killed over half of Europe’s population in the 1300s. The disease caused many horrible symptoms that many people had to suffer through. Lack of education played a big role on the cause of the spread and all of the deaths. Although this was a horrible time period it taught people to become more educated and experienced in the medical field. Remember the Black Death next time you’re stuck in bed with a cold and think you have it