Yersinia Pestis: The Global Impacts Of The Black Death

There are approximately two people who die every second of every minute of everyday. There are deadly events that generate mass deaths and upsurge mortality. These occurrences are the infamous epidemics. The most deadly of them all is the Black Death which took place in the 14th century. This monster pandemic not only took the lives of millions, but its long lasting effects changed the economy, culture, and religious beliefs. To begin, modern technology and knowledge granted people with insight on what initiated the Black Death. The bubonic plague was generated by bacteria called, Yersinia Pestis “The Global Impacts of the Black Death”. Yersinia Pestis is carried and spread by fleas transported by rats. Eventually, the rat would die due to excessive flea bites and multiplying bacteria, but the flea would survive and move to humans and other animals. Many believed the fleas bit into their victims which would literally inject them with the disease,

The Church experienced a dramatic loss of influence and power “Cultural Effects of the Black Death”. It was unable to extricate people from the disease. The citizens of the 14th century had a rough time with the failure of their religion. Since doctors of the time could not understand how the disease began or spread, it lead people to often believe the disease had a supernatural cause. People of the church viewed the plague as a punishment for some unknown reason. Self mutilation, like self whipping, became common in hope of redeeming themselves for supposed sins. Art and literature were also heavily influenced. Artistic expression took on a dark humor. The heart of the cultural world was torn open. Sadness and disparity took its toll on artists and writers. An extreme amount of painters lost hope when it came to trying to create beauty in a dark world. It was not only the arts and religion that were influenced by this lethal pandemic, but also the