BLACK DEATH PANDEMIC

As we examine world history, we find epidemics similar to the current corona epidemic. Black death is one of the worst epidemics in human history and is thought to have been caused by a bacterium called Yersinia pestis. But sometimes it is now attributed to other diseases as well.

It originated in Central Asia and spread to Europe in the late 1340s. The total number of deaths worldwide due to the epidemic was close to 75 million. Mortality in Europe was estimated at 25-50 million. Black death has killed 30% - 60% of the European population. This reduced the world population from 450 million in 1400 to between 350 and 375 million.

The plague of smallpox is believed to have spread to every generation in Europe until the 1700s, when it became violent. During this time more than 100 vector-borne epidemics spread across Europe. On its return in 1603, the plague killed more than 38,000 Londoners. Other notable plagues of the 17th century were the Italian plague of 1629 - 1631, the Great Plague of Seville (1647 - 1652), the Great Plague of London (1665-1666), and the Great Plague of Vienna (1679). Although there is some controversy over the identification of the causative agent, it appears to have disappeared from Europe in the 19th century after the Great Plague of 1720 - 1722 and the Moscow Plague of 1771.

The spread of black death in the 14th century had a profound effect on the European population and changed the social structure of Europe. It dealt a severe blow to the Roman Catholic Church, causing widespread persecution of Jews, foreigners, beggars, and lepers, as well as minorities. The instability of daily living created the normal forms of illness, which also influenced individuals to live for a moment, as illustrated in Giovanni Boccaccio's Decamiren.