The Deadly Plague

     During the late 1340's and early 1350's deaths across Europe skyrocketed from what is known by The Black Death. This epidemic was so scary because not only was it knocking out hundreds of millions of people, but there was no cure and once you got it, your time left was limited, with most infected only living about 2-7 days after the first symptoms occurred. Some physical symptoms included sacs under the skin which if broken contained puss and blood, as well as vomiting up blood, and rashes all over the body.

                                     
     The black death was thought to have been brought into Europe through the silk road and trade. The first signs of the plague in Europe began in Sicily where it then began to spread all over Italy, and soon throughout the rest of Europe. The carriers of this disease are thought to be rodents. Rats strongly carried the disease of the plague and infected many all across Europe making the plague one of the most fatal diseases during this time.