Conflict Analysis Sheet Essays (220 words) - Health, Medicine

Conflict Analysis Sheet Name of Conflict: Black Death Time Period: 14th Century Europe (1346 - 1353) Type of Conflict: Plague/Disease Country/region: Europe and Central Asia End Result: Large Population Loss (30-60%); Issues with faith Underlying Causes The disease originated in Asia. It is a bacterium that lives in the blood of rats. Those rats were on the trading ships that were travelling to Europe. The disease was transferred via infected flees that were carrying the rats blood. Those flees bit humans and, since it was extremely contagious, spread throughout most of Europe. Immediate Causes: -Massive population loss -Widespread panic and paranoia -Weakened faith -Cities and towns bordered themselves off in fear of the plague Turning Points/Important Events: Survivors who had a natural immunity to the disease passed it on to their children. After several years, the plague died off due to a lack of sufficient hosts. Short-Term Effects: -People had difficulties trying to regain trust in God; they greatly feared him because they thought the plague was a punishment -Intellectual activity was at an all-time low -Agriculture very unproductive due to massive labor-loss Long-Term Effects: -Massive population loss -Trade and commerce was at a stand-still; many of the main trading hubs and cities were hard-hit, including Constantinople -The manor and feudal systems were both very uncommon after the plague