The Black Plague

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer discusses that throughout history the Black Plague has emerged in some societies and then laid dormant, only to become active again, killing massive numbers of populations. The writer points out that primarily carried by rats and the fleas that feed from them, the Black Plague has been cited as existing in a growing number of cases in modern times, although its roots began centuries earlier. The writer notes that there have been several pandemics of the Black Plague, which is the most devastating infection that the world has ever known. The writer maintains that statistics indicate that the Black Plague still exists and is increasing in the numbers of the population that it kills each year. The writer concludes that it is for this reason society, medical science and those that lead nations must begin to act on the plague in order to save millions more within societies today and in the future.

Outline:
Introduction
Beginning of the Plague
Emergence
Affects on Society
How it Spread
Second Mass Occurrence
Origins
Countries it Impacted
Affects on Society
New Types
London
Appearance in London
How it Impacted Society
How it Ended
Modern Society
Existence of the Plague in the 20th Century
Existence of the Plague in Modern Society
Statistics
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"In the 1300s the Black Plague emerged in Asia and quickly spread throughout Europe and once again in Italy. This pandemic was directly related to the trade that existed between these countries, as it followed the waterways that carried goods from one port to another. In this pandemic the plague was capable of taking in excess of 20 million lives and adversely impacted all civilizations that it spread to. This occurred through the inability of farmers to harvest their crops and workers to produce goods that were required to maintain businesses. Bishop contends that the affect of the plague on the populations where it existed included families abandoning their children, physicians refusing to care for patients and the Catholic Church proclaiming massive forgiveness for all who died because of the lack of clergy to hear the confessions of the dead."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bishop, Rebecca. "The History of the Bubonic Plague". University of Texas Health Center. 2003. 1 March 2007. < http://pathology.uth.tmc.edu/courses/BT2003/BTstudents2003_files%5CPlague2003.htm>
• "Black Death, The". Eyewitness to History. 1 March 2007. < http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/plague.htm>
• Caruba, Alan. "The Black Plague and Its Descendents". The Washington Times. April 2005, A17.
• DeFoe, Daniel. A Journal of the Plague Year. New York: Dent, 1908.
• Marriott, Edward. "Return of the Black Death". Geographical. 74.9 (2002), 42+.

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