Exam 7

The Black Death started with a shipment that came in to Europe.  This shipment was infested with disease stricken fleas.  These fleas spread their disease to other animals, such as rats.  Very soon, European people began getting infected with the disease.  This rapid spreading of the Black Death meant several terrible things for the European people.  First, they were all in danger of getting the disease, as medical technology was not as advanced as it is today.  If one was infected with the Black Death, it did indeed mean death for that person.  Life was also very limited at this time because of the Black Death.  If people went out everyday and interacted with a lot of people, they were at a much higher risk of contracting the disease.  Life became short, dark, limited, and miserable.