How Did The Bubonic Plague Affected The World

Throughout history, there were a series of horrific bubonic plagues that spread around the world. The bubonic plague is a deadly disease that forms buboes and causes many other terrible symptoms. The bubonic plague affected the world three different times. The first time the pandemic hit was in 542, it was called the Justinian Plague. The second time was in 1347, it was called the Black Death. The third time was in 1665, it was called the Great Plague of London. A pandemic is the term used when a disease occurs more than once, affects a vast region, and affects an enormous amount of people. The Black Death caused the greatest amount of damage, out of all three. Although the Justinian Plague and the Great Plague of London were disastrous, the Black Death was the most disastrous pandemic of them all because it killed the most people, spread the furthest, and had the worst effect on the economy.
The plague started in China and northeast India and it rapidly spread to Africa and to the Mediterranean by trade routes. The culprits for spreading the disease were black rats and fleas. Rats infested ships and streets throughout ancient Europe because people were very unsanitary. Since rats carried the disease on ships, crew members would be dead or gravely ill when they arrived at the ports. Not knowing about the plague, the people would take the cargo from the ship. That’s how the plague spread to other people. Historians believe that the bacteria Yersinia pestis was the cause of the plague. Once people were infected, it quickly spread to more people and cities, until all of Justinian’s empire was infected with the bubonic plague. The Justinian Plague took a large toll on Justinian’s empire and his