bubonic plague

The Bubonic Plague of Europe During the late 1340’s and early 1350’s, approximately one third to one half of the population of Europe was wiped out by the Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the “Black Death”. During this time people were armed with little to no understanding of why or how the plague was happening, let alone how to control it. The time period of unanswerable questions that surrounded this disease allowed for the immense …

…to be the hard way, at least we learned from it, just as we have from all other natural disasters. It is just a good thing that we have pretty much controlled any future outbreaks of the Plague with antibiotics such as Tetracycline and Streptomycin. Even though the Plague was such a horrific thing, in the long run, it may have helped a great deal in the prominent foundation of Europe that still stands today.