Malaria Vs. The Plague
World History II
12/10/13
Malaria VS. The Black Plague
In the fourteenth century, death and devastation swept from Asia to Europe in the form of the Black Plague, killing nearly one third of the world’s population. The Black Plague was one of the most horrid pandemics in history. Arguably, other modern day diseases such as Malaria, have, and continue to impact the world in many ways. While the medical responses, based off knowledge and economic results differ from the Black Death to Malaria, social classing plays a role in the likelihood of being directly affected by either disease. Medical advancements such as vaccines, treatments, and cures are based off of the knowledge of scientists, doctors, and other medical professionals of the time. Though, there are many myths that are and have been formulated to suggest otherwise. The overall economic effects of the Plague and Malaria differ in the sense that The Plague flipped the entire economy around, and Malaria only has a slight effect on society. Socially speaking, these diseases were both associated with lower classes.
The overall medical knowledge of the time impacts the development of treatments for any disease. In this case, the treatments and methods applied during the Black Plague differ from how Malaria is currently treated and has been in the past. During the fourteenth century, when the Black Plague was at it’s height, society was enclosed in pure chaos. No one knew what was happening, not even the nobles, doctors, or priests of higher power. People came up with theories of why the Black Death was encompassing them, as a result of the hysteria. As well, people concocted speculations for treatments and cures. These speculations would range from feasible to completely absurd. Though during that time period, people thought what is now considered absurd was then plausible. A good indicator that society was indeed lacking information is the fact that most of the theories do not “match” up. A fair
12/10/13
Malaria VS. The Black Plague
In the fourteenth century, death and devastation swept from Asia to Europe in the form of the Black Plague, killing nearly one third of the world’s population. The Black Plague was one of the most horrid pandemics in history. Arguably, other modern day diseases such as Malaria, have, and continue to impact the world in many ways. While the medical responses, based off knowledge and economic results differ from the Black Death to Malaria, social classing plays a role in the likelihood of being directly affected by either disease. Medical advancements such as vaccines, treatments, and cures are based off of the knowledge of scientists, doctors, and other medical professionals of the time. Though, there are many myths that are and have been formulated to suggest otherwise. The overall economic effects of the Plague and Malaria differ in the sense that The Plague flipped the entire economy around, and Malaria only has a slight effect on society. Socially speaking, these diseases were both associated with lower classes.
The overall medical knowledge of the time impacts the development of treatments for any disease. In this case, the treatments and methods applied during the Black Plague differ from how Malaria is currently treated and has been in the past. During the fourteenth century, when the Black Plague was at it’s height, society was enclosed in pure chaos. No one knew what was happening, not even the nobles, doctors, or priests of higher power. People came up with theories of why the Black Death was encompassing them, as a result of the hysteria. As well, people concocted speculations for treatments and cures. These speculations would range from feasible to completely absurd. Though during that time period, people thought what is now considered absurd was then plausible. A good indicator that society was indeed lacking information is the fact that most of the theories do not “match” up. A fair