The Black Death
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Transcript of The Black Death
By:Pojer Edited:DiLissio
The CulpritsThe Culprits
Yersinia Pestis
The Disease The Disease CycleCycle
Flea drinks rat blood that carries the
bacteria.
Flea drinks rat blood that carries the
bacteria.
Flea’s gut cloggedwith bacteria.
Flea’s gut cloggedwith bacteria.
Bacteriamultiply inflea’s gut.
Bacteriamultiply inflea’s gut.
Flea bites human and regurgitates blood into human wound.
Flea bites human and regurgitates blood into human wound.
Human is infected!Human is infected!
1335: Merchant 1335: Merchant ships traveling from ships traveling from
China arrived in China arrived in Europe. On the ships, Europe. On the ships,
lived infected rats.lived infected rats.
The The SymptomsSymptoms
Buboes
Septicemic Form
Pneumonic Form attacks
the lungs
TreatmentTreatmentLeft untreated, bubonic plague bacteria can quickly multiply in the bloodstream, causing septicemic plague, or even progress to the lungs, causing pneumonic plague.
Today, antibiotics are prescribed.
Treatment in the Treatment in the Middle Ages:Middle Ages:
“Leeching”
“Lancing”
Treatment in the Treatment in the Middle Ages:Middle Ages:
Superstition & Magic: Perfumes, vinegar, and
special potions were made to “ward off” the disease
Giving Money
to the Chruch
Attempts to Stop the Attempts to Stop the PlaguePlague
Self-FlagellationWhipping oneself as “penance”
for sins!
Attempts to Stop the Attempts to Stop the PlaguePlaguePograms against the Jews:
Many were banished or killed
“Golden Circle” obligatory badge
The Black Death The Black Death Couldn’t Be Couldn’t Be Stopped!Stopped!
By 1347, By 1347, 25,000,000 had died 25,000,000 had died
(approx. 1/3 of (approx. 1/3 of Europe’s Europe’s
population!)population!)
Bring out your dead!
The Plague would The Plague would change life in Europe…change life in Europe…
Medieval Art BEFORE Medieval Art BEFORE the Plague the Plague
Death ArrivesDeath Arrives
Medieval Art AFTER the Medieval Art AFTER the PlaguePlague
Medieval Art: Medieval Art: ThemesThemes
Feudal Class makes no difference
Decreased faith in the Church
How Life Changed, How Life Changed, cont.cont.
Peasants demanded Higher pay because There were so few ofThem left. When lords
Refused, peasants Left the manors.
Feudalism was crumbling!
What can we learn from the mistakes made
in Europe during the
Black Plague?
Credits:Select Photos & Animations by Susan Pojer
Edited by M. DiLissio
Research from www.medicenet.org