BLACK DEATH

Black death is also known as the “Great

Plague”, it was one of the most devastating
pandemics in human history, resulting in
the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200
million people in Eurasia from 1347 to
1351.
In the middle of 1800s, it killed
12 million people in China.
 PLAGUE

It is an infectious disease caused by

bacteria called Yersinia Pestis.
 This contagious bacterial disease
characterized by fever and delirium,
typically with the formation of
bubboes and sometimes infection of
the lungs.
 YERSINIA PESTIS

It is a bacteria that are found mainly in

rodents, particularly on rats, and in the
fleas that feed on them.
How did it started?
The Black Death is thought to have originated in
the dry plains of Central Asia, where it travelled
along the Silk Road, reaching Crimea by 1343.
From there, it was most likely carried by fleas
living on the black rats that traveled on all
merchant ships, spreading throughout the
Mediterranean Basin and Europe.
 The reason plague is still around is
because it lives in rodents, such as rats
and prairie dogs, and is transmitted to
humans by fleas.
How did it ended?

The Great Fire of London, which happened on 2-3

September 1666, may have helped end the outbreak
by killing many of the rats and fleas
who were spreading the plague.
PHYSICIANS IN CHARGE

A plague doctor was a medical physician who

treated victims of the bubboniec plague. In times
of epidemic, such physicians were specifically
hired by towns where the plague had taken hold.
 Current World Health Organization
statistics show that there were only 2,118
cases in 2003 worldwide.
Today, we have various things
invented to prevent plagues.
Thanks to better living
conditions, antibiotics, and
improved sanitation