In the wake of the Plauge #1-62

Summary
Chapter one talks about the various diseases that plagued the earth. According to cantor, Infectious disease was the leading cause death worldwide and the third leading cause in the United States, but it already started in Europe and was the reason of the citizen reduction in England particularly. In England the kids sang a song that related that related to the Black Death, called “Ring around the Rosie” the origin the song describes what the disease did to people such as discoloring and the flulike symptoms. The Song was used to reflect of adult anxiety and effort on concerning devastation events. Although the Spanish influenza epidemic killed 50 million people and the pestilence disease killed 20 million, they were nothing compared to the Black Death.
The black death of 1348-49 was the greatest biomedical disaster in Europe and worldwide. “Devastated nations and caused population to vanish…swallowed up many good things of the civilization and wiped them out of the entire inhabited world” (Khaldun 6). Many historian of medicine have been able to determine the Black Death was at least been caused by Bubonic Plague, a disease carried by parasites on the back of rodents (Black Rats). Might have been disseminated by shipping in international trade, when human contact this disease there are 4 out of 5 probabilities that they would die in 2 weeks. Scientist also believed that anthrax murrain (cattle disease) was a possible explanatory of the Black. This is cause by eating tainted meat from sick herds and just as eating chimpanzees is believed to have started AIDS in East African.
The first stage of the Black Plague was the flulike symptoms, then accompanied by high fever. The second stage involved buboes. Black welts and bulges appear in the groin or near the armpits. The buboes grow dark on the skin and are extremely painful. The victim begins to vomit and have diarrhea. The third and as scientists say the fatal stage is being infected by pneumonia. People were told not to bath and it became dangerous to do so. Europe entered the pungent no bath era. Even Napoleon Bonaparte did not bathe.
The Black Death was also seen in the luxurious France city Bordeaux, the water on the town was infected to badly that it began to stink. Princess Joan dead of the disease on the visit to France, Most rich people ignored the mayor’s warning and continues to use the water.
In the years of the Black Death, England was still an intensely rural society. Red meat was eaten by the rich social class. They ate this from morning to night. According to Cantor, animals raised under crowed conditions were prone to cattle epidemics of which had anthrax in them. ‘
As part of the human genetics development, researchers discovered that a genetic mutant that has occurred before gives human carrier of CCR5 immunity against HIV and AIDS. If a Caucasian ancestor survived the plague, then the generations are completely immune from HIV/AIDS
Quote
"So nature killed many thought corruption, death came driving after her and dashed all the dust, kings and knights and empower and popes; he left no man standing, whether ignorant or learned, whatever he hits stirred and never afterward. Many a lovely lady and their lover-knights swooned and died in sorrow of death's blows...." (Wenzel 6)

"Ring around the Rosie"
"Ring around the rosies,
A pocketful of posies
Ashes Ashes
We all fall down." (Cantor 5).


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The first quote describes how the Black Death would come and kill any in its way. You did not have to be rich or poor to be killed the death, many who thought of having a peaceful life and enjoying their wealth were killed by a mysterious disease that was not yet known to be cured. Where he said “Death came driving after her and dashed all the dust” is a very strong image because it lets the audience know what the Plague did and how it destroy many civilization. Reading this book is very interesting because it makes me appreciate the technology we have and how we have improve on being a modern society that specializes in math and science.

The other quote is the song that the children would sing of the plague. It makes me think about how life is beautiful but at the same time it can be short. It makes me think about how reality can be unbearably horrible