Black Plague, also known as the Black Death or the Bubonic plague, has been the deadliest plague in history. From the start of the harsh disease till the last serious case, there have been horrific results that have killed and harmed many people. Today, not much is said about the disease, but it was a very serious thing. The widespread physical toll of what has come to be called the Black Death had a tremendous social impact on Europe.
The Black Plague is defined as a contagious disease caused by buboes, fever, prostration, and delirium. The first known victim was Margaret Porteous, was buried in April, and by the end of that year between 70,000 and 110,000 people had died. (Epidemic, 80) Trading ships carried infected rats west to the Mediterranean Sea. From there plague spread through most of Europe. (Protman, 506) It took place before the disease managed to penetrate south of Germany illustrating the great importance of transportation by ship and relative slowness by land.......
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