The epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe.
1347-1351 A.D.
The years of the plague epidemic in Europe.
rat
Any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, distinguished from the mouse by being larger; thought to be carriers of the plague.
flea
Any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap; thought to be carriers of the plague.
etiology
The study of the causes of diseases.
Yersinia pestis
The bacteria thought to have caused the plague.
pestilence
A deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
epidemic
A disease affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
pandemic
A disease that is prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
contagious
Capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object.
flagellants
A person who flagellates or scourges himself or herself for religious discipline.
infectious
Communicable by infection as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another.
outbreak
A sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption.
buboes
An inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the groin or armpit.
quarantine
A strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
hygiene
A condition or practice conducive to the preservation of health, as cleanliness.
The Black Plague
The epidemic form of bubonic plague experienced during the Middle Ages when it killed nearly half the people of western Europe.
1347-1351 A.D.
The years of the plague epidemic in Europe.
rat
Any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, distinguished from the mouse by being larger; thought to be carriers of the plague.
flea
Any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap; thought to be carriers of the plague.
etiology
The study of the causes of diseases.
Yersinia pestis
The bacteria thought to have caused the plague.
pestilence
A deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
epidemic
A disease affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
pandemic
A disease that is prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
contagious
Capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object.
flagellants
A person who flagellates or scourges himself or herself for religious discipline.
infectious
Communicable by infection as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another.
outbreak
A sudden breaking out or occurrence; eruption.
buboes
An inflammatory swelling of a lymphatic gland, especially in the groin or armpit.
quarantine
A strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
hygiene
A condition or practice conducive to the preservation of health, as cleanliness.
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