Bubonic+draft

SEan Sean McGowan April 12, 2010 2LA

The Invisible Assassin of the Middle Ages The Black Plague, the cataclysmic disease that ravaged most of the world’s population in the middle ages. It attacked, men, women, and children alike. The Bubonic Plague or more commonly known as the black plague, raged across  Europe   and   Asia   in the middle ages. Understand three main ideas, the history of the plague, the symptoms of the plague, and for a little fun, a child’s song. The Bubonic Plague was the worst disease to hit  Europe   in the Middle Ages. There were many different spots around the world getting infected, but an important area was  London. In 1348, 100,000 people died in  London   alone. However, that wasn’t the only time  London   got demolished by the plague though. In 1665  London   got hit again. Surprisingly, after that epidemic enormous amounts of literature were written about the plague. With the plague raging, the city of  Tunis   lost 1000 lives a day to the plague. Even worse, between 1334 and 1354, about three fourths of the population of  Asia   and   Europe   perished of the plague. The plague decimated the lives of people living in the middle ages. The symptoms are however, almost as bad as the history. Black spots covering the skin, barely able to walk, not knowing what they were doing, people knew the plague had invaded their body. The grotesque disease infected the body, which resulted in horrible symptoms. In fact, the black plague was named because of the eerie black spots on the skin over the lymph nodes. Even though the plague only has around 2,500 annual cases in the world, it is still around. It is spread by the rat flea, which carries this disease. “Ring around the rosy, a pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down!” Almost everyone has heard this old nursery rhyme. However, many of them do not know that the nursery rhyme was written about the Bubonic Plague. In fact, every verse has a meaning related to the Black Plague. The first line has to do with the sores on people’s skin. Next, the second line has to do with people carrying flowers around to hold up to their noses to cover up the stench of death in the air. The third line has to do with the black spots that were on the skin of people who had the plague. Lastly, the fourth line has to do with people dyeing of the plague. How could a disease of that magnitude be part of something as innocent as a children’s song? With cities losing a thousand lives a day and two continents losing three fourths of the population in twenty years, the plague was the worst disease to buffet the old world. It attacked people’s bodies in a ferocious manner. The reality of the plague was that it was almost unstoppable. As a result, the plague took over the bodies of the people of the middle ages. The Bubonic Plague will forever stand out as the disease that struck the world in the Middle Ages. Sean McGowan April 12, 2010 2LA

The Invisible Assassin of the Middle Ages The Black Plague, the cataclysmic disease that ravaged most of the world’s population in the middle ages. It attacked, men, women, and children alike. The Bubonic Plague or more commonly known as the black plague, raged across  Europe   and   Asia   in the middle ages. Understand three main ideas, the history of the plague, the symptoms of the plague, and for a little fun, a child’s song. The Bubonic Plague was the worst disease to hit  Europe   in the Middle Ages. There were many different spots around the world getting infected, but an important area was  London. In 1348, 100,000 people died in  London   alone. However, that wasn’t the only time  London   got demolished by the plague though. In 1665  London   got hit again. Surprisingly, after that epidemic enormous amounts of literature were written about the plague. With the plague raging, the city of  Tunis   lost 1000 lives a day to the plague. Even worse, between 1334 and 1354, about three fourths of the population of  Asia   and   Europe   perished of the plague. The plague decimated the lives of people living in the middle ages. The symptoms are however, almost as bad as the history. Black spots covering the skin, barely able to walk, not knowing what they were doing, people knew the plague had invaded their body. The grotesque disease infected the body, which resulted in horrible symptoms. In fact, the black plague was named because of the eerie black spots on the skin over the lymph nodes. Even though the plague only has around 2,500 annual cases in the world, it is still around. It is spread by the rat flea, which carries this disease. “Ring around the rosy, a pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down!” Almost everyone has heard this old nursery rhyme. However, many of them do not know that the nursery rhyme was written about the Bubonic Plague. In fact, every verse has a meaning related to the Black Plague. The first line has to do with the sores on people’s skin. Next, the second line has to do with people carrying flowers around to hold up to their noses to cover up the stench of death in the air. The third line has to do with the black spots that were on the skin of people who had the plague. Lastly, the fourth line has to do with people dyeing of the plague. How could a disease of that magnitude be part of something as innocent as a children’s song? With cities losing a thousand lives a day and two continents losing three fourths of the population in twenty years, the plague was the worst disease to buffet the old world. It attacked people’s bodies in a ferocious manner. The reality of the plague was that it was almost unstoppable. As a result, the plague took over the bodies of the people of the middle ages. The Bubonic Plague will forever stand out as the disease that struck the world in the Middle Ages. Sean McGowan April 12, 2010 2LA

The Invisible Assassin of the Middle Ages The Black Plague, the cataclysmic disease that ravaged most of the world’s population in the middle ages. It attacked, men, women, and children alike. The Bubonic Plague or more commonly known as the black plague, raged across  Europe   and   Asia   in the middle ages. Understand three main ideas, the history of the plague, the symptoms of the plague, and for a little fun, a child’s song. The Bubonic Plague was the worst disease to hit  Europe   in the Middle Ages. There were many different spots around the world getting infected, but an important area was  London. In 1348, 100,000 people died in  London   alone. However, that wasn’t the only time  London   got demolished by the plague though. In 1665  London   got hit again. Surprisingly, after that epidemic enormous amounts of literature were written about the plague. With the plague raging, the city of  Tunis   lost 1000 lives a day to the plague. Even worse, between 1334 and 1354, about three fourths of the population of  Asia   and   Europe   perished of the plague. The plague decimated the lives of people living in the middle ages. The symptoms are however, almost as bad as the history. Black spots covering the skin, barely able to walk, not knowing what they were doing, people knew the plague had invaded their body. The grotesque disease infected the body, which resulted in horrible symptoms. In fact, the black plague was named because of the eerie black spots on the skin over the lymph nodes. Even though the plague only has around 2,500 annual cases in the world, it is still around. It is spread by the rat flea, which carries this disease. “Ring around the rosy, a pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down!” Almost everyone has heard this old nursery rhyme. However, many of them do not know that the nursery rhyme was written about the Bubonic Plague. In fact, every verse has a meaning related to the Black Plague. The first line has to do with the sores on people’s skin. Next, the second line has to do with people carrying flowers around to hold up to their noses to cover up the stench of death in the air. The third line has to do with the black spots that were on the skin of people who had the plague. Lastly, the fourth line has to do with people dyeing of the plague. How could a disease of that magnitude be part of something as innocent as a children’s song? With cities losing a thousand lives a day and two continents losing three fourths of the population in twenty years, the plague was the worst disease to buffet the old world. It attacked people’s bodies in a ferocious manner. The reality of the plague was that it was almost unstoppable. As a result, the plague took over the bodies of the people of the middle ages. The Bubonic Plague will forever stand out as the disease that struck the world in the Middle Ages.