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The Science and Medicine of the Black Death

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Explaining the bacterium behind the Black Death and why medieval physicians were powerless to stop its transmission.

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  • 1. Explains the bacterial cause of the Black Death and how medieval medicine struggled with ineffective theories.

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The Black Death spread rapidly across Europe during the late 1340s. The disease was caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. It could spread through infected fleas and some forms could also pass directly between people through respiratory droplets. Medieval doctors did not know about bacteria or modern infection. They often relied on traditional theories herbal remedies and religious explanations.

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