The Effects of the Plague

In the Middle Ages, trade prospered in Europe. Thousands of people gathered in various harbors to wait for ships to come back from abroad and were carrying various exotic foods and goods. "In October 1347, after traveling a long distance on the Black Sea, the trade vessel docked at Messina Port in Sicily" (Roos, 41). Businessmen and audiences waiting anxiously about exoticism found a terrible thing. The majority of the crew died and the rest of the crew who survived the trip died quickly.

The most direct impact of plague is that it leads to wage increases in the poor. Prior to the Black Death, Europe was in over-population and famine occurred frequently (Herlihy 39). However, after the first epidemic occurred, Europe's population decreased by about 25% to 45% (Gottfried 77). In addition, the recurrence of plague reduced the population of Europe, and it was not until the plague that it recovered to the level before the plague. . It appeared in the Late Middle Ages and then again in Sevilla and London in the mid 17th century. Plague is carried by fleas adhering to rodents. From rodents bite of fleas, humans are currently infected with this disease. Even after understanding these long-standing plagues, there is no clear treatment.

Pest spread, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Pest is a zoonoses infection caused by Yersinia pestis and its natural life cycle includes rodents and fleas. Plague can spread to humans by intimate contact with fleas, close contact with animals with plague, or respiratory droplets from infected animals. Patients with pulmonary plague can cause plague to be in intimate contact with severe cough. Bioterrorist attacks can also lead to the release of aerosols and epidemics via infected animals / fleas. Clinically, plague is characterized primarily by glandular plague, pneumonia or septicemia. Other rare forms of plague such as skin or gastrointestinal plague have also been reported. According to the World Health Organization guidelines, the plague can be diagnosed as a suspicious, presumpted or confirmed case based on various evidences. LAMP, loop mediated isothermal amplification; POCT, real time test