Introduction

The Bubonic Plague also know as the Black Death, was a deadly disease that shook Europe from 1328 to 1351. Although it is very difficult to quantify the total number of lives that were taken, it is estimated that one third of Europe's populations - about 200 million people died during its rampant years. Figures show that at the peak of the pestilence, approximately 7,500 people were dying a day. The Black Death was advanced and quickly spread by fleas that were carried by rats or other rodents. Manifestations  of the Black Death were both disturbing and swift. Once a victim contracted the disease, death came quickly. Infected individuals life expectancy was only two to four days.  The specific purpose of this blog is to educate students and all interested on this  famous historical event.

Throughout future updates and post we will be discussing details regarding this world changing catastrophe. We will study the origin of the Bubonic Plague and its first dated discovery. We will look at the various ways that it traveled from place to place. We will discover the symptoms associated with  the Bubonic Plague and different remedies which mostly failed, in an attempt to fight off the pandemic. Finally we will analyze  the consequences that this plague brought about.