The Historical Epidemic: Black Plague

The historical epidemic: black plague

Introduction.

The black plague is one of the greatest epidemics in the history of Europe that took place between 1346 and 1347. This epidemic begins in Gobi’s desert and between 1331-1334 arrives in China. From there he will spread to India, Russia, Africa until reaching the European continent through the Silk route;which was a commercial route that began with the silk business in China and extended through the Asian continent to Europe. During this century, Europe will cross a moment of crisis due to political instability, climate change, uprisings against vassalage, the difference in territory and government, but above all the crisis in the economic sector.

Developing.

The population of the moment, was dedicated to trade, more specifically to the maritime. The big trade foci, will be found in the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, Venice, etc. Population growth will grow at times, due to the extension of places. The walled towns will be expanded and poor villages will appear in the outskirts and a great bourgeoisie in the city center.

The peasants spent bad times due to abundant rains, since they will lose their crops and this will cause mortality figures to increase from 1314. If we add to this the taxes that will fall on the peasants during the war, their economic situation will begin to decline. In addition to all these problems, with the appearance of epidemics such as lepr.

During this century, the skills on medicine were quite scarce, so people began to attribute the origin of this disease to the supernatural, they considered it a divine punishment for the sins of men.

The main affected of this epidemic were the Jews and lepers. It was said that they had poisoned the wells of the cities and for this reason, people became ill.

Pilgrims and foreigners were blamed, so his passage to cities was prevented. It was also said that it could be due to a current of air that arose from the depths of the soil, and pointed out that due to recent tremors they had released unhealthy vapors. In order to scare this current, home remedies were used such as essence or aromas vapors inside the houses.

Other people attributed it to the origin of the stars and the stars. His explanation was given by the invocation of the set of stars and the bad reputation of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, since they were too together. The Church and the ethics, believed that it was a punishment of God for the sins committed by men, so they decided to make a moral reform similar to a cleaning of man through pain.

The men paraded by whipping in the back as a sign of repentance. The dance of death emerged, in which young people and adults from different social and religious conditions danced around a skeleton that represented death. Medicine at that time, was based on Greek and Roman theories. These said the human body was made up of four substances called moods (liquids). These moods were: yellow bile, black, blood and phlegm and a perfect balance should be had to avoid different diseases.

The doctors who were in charge of the sick who suffered from plague, applied bleeding and they used a mask with a bump that simulated the peak of a bird that was filled inside Sales. Used these masks to avoid infection. These masks were designed by Charles de Lorme, who served as a doctor for the nobility in Paris. These doctors were called "Black Pest Physicians". They were young and inexperienced, but they dedicated their time to take care of them and help them in their recovery.  

conclusion.

Finally, septicemic plague is a type of infection that implies a rapid dispersion of yersinia pestis throughout the body through the circulatory torrent, without time for the bubones to form. Death usually comes up in a three -day day, so it does not usually have time to be diagnosed until autopsy.