In the Middle Ages, the Black Death killed 25 million Europeans, but why didn t it spread in China?

Middle Ages, Black Death.

Novel coronavirus.

There must be many people who have been deeply aware of the harm. Once upon a time, when the new coronavirus first broke out, many countries in the world agreed that it was the Chinese virus, and even some countries took the initiative to cut off transportation and contact with China after the outbreak of the epidemic in China. However, it is clear that the new coronavirus is not unique to China, and now the new coronavirus in China is nearing the end, and the new coronavirus in the world has just begun.

Viruses do deserve the attention of all mankind. There are also many lessons from viruses in history, such as the Black Death, which killed 25 million Europeans in the Middle Ages. In the last century, there was also an epidemic of the Black Death in China, but this did not spread widely in China.

The reason for this came from one person, and the Chinese should also be grateful to him, and it was precisely because of his existence that the Chinese were protected from the Black Death.

1910, Northeast Manchuria.

There was an outbreak of the plague.

It was in the late Qing Dynasty that the local people were very ignorant and did not understand the way the virus was transmitted. Everyone's normal life, normal eating, drinking, and sleeping. But obviously, the virus will not be driven away because everyone continues to live a normal life.

Many people have been infected because of this, and there is one person who has stood up under this, this is Wu Liande, who returned from studying abroad.

Doctor. Dr. Wu Liande commanded the whole war of the epidemic.

In fact, this plague is essentially a plague.

That is, the legendary Black Death. In the face of today's science and technology, the Black Death is very weak, but it was a sensational plague in those years, in the late Qing Dynasty, there were many Japanese people living in Manchuria in Northeast China, but the Japanese returned to Japan because of the protection of their own country, and even some people were specially isolated in Manchuria, but the other people in Northeast China were still governed by the Black Death.

Dr. Wu Liande immediately arranged for the epidemic measures. Destroy and burn all the corpses that died as a result of the epidemic. But everyone must understand a truth, at that time, the thinking of the Chinese people was very shabby, and the common people believed that even if they died, they could not burn their own corpses, and in desperation, Dr. Wu Liande could only think of stealing the corpses and burning them in a centralized manner.

It was precisely because of Dr. Wu Liande's determination that the virus that killed 25 million people in the Middle Ages was completely driven out of China.

It is worth mentioning that Dr. Wu Liande has contributed to China's pharmaceutical industry all his life, and few people may know about Dr. Wu Liande today. However, the deeds he has done for China should indeed be admired and loved by all the Chinese people. In fact, when the social conditions, science and technology and protection methods were so poor, Dr. Wu Liande dared to stand up, which is worthy of recognition, isn't it?

In the Middle Ages, the exchanges between China and Western Europe were not frequent, and they were far from the means of transportation and Asia and Europe at that time.

Because the Chinese have a strong sense of prevention, after discovering the disease, they immediately isolated the patient.

I think it was because our country was still closed off at the time, and foreigners couldn't reach such a long distance, so it didn't spread in our country.

During this time, the spread of the new crown pneumonia was under control, and everyone was making their own efforts to prevent the epidemic, so is the new crown pneumonia the biggest plague in history? The answer is: No, there was a bigger and larger epidemic in history, and that was the Black Death, so how did the Black Death happen?

Let me find out!

The Black Death, which occurred in Europe in the forties and fifties of the fourteenth century, was mainly transmitted by rat and flea bites, and was the darkest period in European history, the huge plague began in 1347, and in 1346, the Black Death spread to the Crimean Peninsula in southern Russia, and then officially arrived in Europe in September 1347.

In September 1347, rats with the Black Death reached the port of Messina hidden in the ships of the Gerajans, and quickly spread to other Italian towns, and by November they reached Marseille, a port city in the French Mediterranean, by January of the following year, Venice and Pisa, and in March to Florence. Florence, the hometown of the poet Boccaccio and the worst of the pandemic, exclaimed, "God is cruel to humanity!" ”

Florence was a cultural center in the heart of Italy, but it was also an industrial and commercial city, with excellent transportation links, so the Black Death spread throughout Europe along these transportation routes. Florence was the most ill, with nearly 55,000 of the city's 95,000 people dying, and at this time the relevant ** wanted to control the epidemic, but it was too late, the plague had already spread to Spain, and then spread to Ireland, Venus and other places.

The Black Death then shifted to Northern and Eastern Europe, and in 1352 and 1353, the Black Death reached Russia, where it finally ended. The Black Death was highly contagious, and could be transmitted through bodily fluids as well as animals, and infected people also experienced symptoms such as fever, swollen lymph nodes, pneumonia, and bleeding. It has a very high mortality rate, and it is necessary to use foot medicine in the early stage, and streptomycin is the first choice.

If you are interested, you can find out what the Black Death was?

From 1347 to 1353, the plague plague, known as the Black Death, swept across Europe, killing 25 million Europeans, or 1 3 of Europe's population at the time. The plague is referred to in many texts as the "Black Death".

In terms of countries, Italy and France were the hardest hit by the great plague; A few countries, such as Poland and Belgium, have been lucky enough to slip through the net. Among the cities, the hardest hit was Boccaccio's hometown of Florence: 80% of the population died of the Black Death.

In Boccaccio's Decameron, Florence suddenly becomes a hell on earth: pedestrians walk down the street and suddenly fall to the ground and die; Those who stay at home die alone, no one knows until the stench is smelled; Every day, every hour, large numbers of corpses were transported outside the city; The cows roamed the streets of the city, but there was no sign of them.

The Black Death, which killed more than 25 million people in Europe, did not break out in other countries because of the fact that there were not as many exchanges between countries as they do now, and because of the characteristics of virulent infectious diseases.

The forties and fifties of the 14th century can be considered a tragic time for Europe, in which the Great Plague was prevalent in Europe, depriving Europe of its population of 1 3 and causing more than 25 million deaths from the plague. It is a disease that kills more people than war. The cause of the disease is an acute infectious disease caused by deadly bacteria carried by rats, which is later known as the Black Death.

The situation in Europe at that time can be described as horrific, and many people would even be infected when passing through the houses of the Black Death. The disease had a huge impact on Europe and even changed the history of European civilization. Curiously, however, the disease has not been found in other countries, so let's talk about why.

1. At that time, cultural exchanges between various countries were not frequent

The reason why the Black Death did not break out in other countries at that time was that exchanges between countries were not as frequent as they are now, and many countries closed their access to Europe after learning of the Black Death, which was completely possible when cultural exchanges were not frequent at that time. The reason why the coronavirus is so difficult to prevent today is that globalization has created a very close connection between countries.

2. Caused by the characteristics of virulent infectious diseases

Another reason why the Black Death did not break out in other countries is because the Black Death is a virulent infectious disease, and this virus will quickly kill its own hosts, resulting in fewer and fewer hosts, and the development law of this virus is to gradually and naturally die. It is a virus like the new crown that causes widespread transmission.

Because other countries were prepared for prevention, changed the structure of society, and curbed the spread of the Black Death, other countries did not break out.

Because the environment in Europe is poor, and the contagion rate of the disease is high, and they have imposed a lockdown on the surrounding areas, there have been no outbreaks in other countries.

This is because the transportation at that time was not so developed, there was no way to spread quickly, and the communication between countries was relatively small.

The outbreak of the Black Death in the mid-14th century brought a great disaster to Europe at that time, and this outbreak was not only large-scale, wide-ranging, but also lasted for a long time, and had a great impact on the countries of Europe in the Middle Ages.

First, the economic impact.

Before the outbreak of the Black Death, European society was in the traditional feudal manor system or landlord period, which is now that we see that there are many castles in Europe, which were established by various feudal landlords or nobles at that time, and they had many serfs and laborers under their hands, but after the outbreak of the Black Death, many people died, resulting in the landlords not being able to find so much motivation.

Thus caused a huge impact on this system, almost subverted the foundation of the feudal landlord system, but also brought a huge impact on the feudal economy, the traditional serf trade because of the soaring price has promoted many serfs to become free, the economic base from the serf economy to the free economy, for the birth of capitalism in the future laid the groundwork.

Second, the influence of religious beliefs.

Since the Black Death, religion and the pope have had an unshakable influence and position in Europe, the pope is God's messenger on earth, and the ruling class and the pope collude with each other to control the unsuspecting people.

After the outbreak of the Black Death, many people became suspicious of God, the Pope, and religion. We obviously respect God very much, why do the people around us die one by one, but our lives are so full of disasters. Therefore, this laid the groundwork for the later Renaissance and freedom of thought.

Judging from these two points alone, Europe should be grateful for the Black Death, and after the Black Death, the European benders were like people who walked around before the Ghost Gate. Since then, the Renaissance, the Age of Discovery, and the Industrial Revolution have gradually moved Europe to the center of the world.

1. The Mongol army shot the bodies of the dead who had died of the plague into the city of Kefa with trebuchets, and the plague began to spread in the city.

2. One of the most horrific plagues in history was the so-called "Black Death", which is now known as the plague. For Asia, Africa, and Europe, the plague was a horrific disaster that even changed the course of history, for example, it indirectly contributed to the collapse of the Eastern Roman Empire.

3. The most well-known and tragic plague occurred in medieval Europe, and it was caused by the earliest use of "biological **" in human history. In 1346, the Mongol army besieged the Black Sea port city of Kefa (present-day Feodosia, part of Ukraine) and shot the bodies of those who had died of plague into the city.

4. The Genoese inhabitants fled the city, and the plague followed them to Sicily, and then to the European continent. In just 5 years, the first wave of the plague killed 1 3 to 1 2 people in Europe. For more than 300 years, the plague continued to break out in Europe until the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

At that time, due to the lack of clarity, the mystery and horror of the plague were even more emphasized. Many innocent people were accused of spreading the plague and were executed by panicked populations.

The Black Death is the so-called plague, which can be divided into bubonic plague, pneumonic plague and plague sepsis because of the different pathways of bacterial infection.

After an incubation period of 2 to 5 days, it will be complicated by sudden high fever with chills, headache, dizziness, vomiting and other symptoms, as well as the invasion of the circulatory system by bacteria, which will cause people to fall into a state of confusion and decline in heart function.

The Black Death was one of the worst plagues in human history. Originating in the Himalayas of southwestern Asia, it originated from the Black Sea city of Kaffa and spread throughout Europe in the 40s of the 14th century, and the name "Black Death" was the name of Europe at that time.

The plague killed an estimated 25 million people worldwide, and it is estimated that about 30 to 60 percent of the population of medieval Europe during the outbreak died from the Black Death. It is now widely believed that the causative agent of the Black Death may have become extinct.

Because in Asia and Africa, the conditions needed for the spread of the Black Death were not met. oneThe climate does not match. Another reason was that health and sanitation conditions were not compatible with the spread of the Black Death

The Black Death of the 14th century was the largest infectious disease death in human history. At that time, the Black Death spread in Europe at one time, causing nearly 1 3 deaths in Europe. The Black Death was once a symbol of death in Europe.

The Black Death was actually the plague. In the mid-14th century, rats carrying the plague virus boarded the merchant ships of Italian merchants and brought the plague to Europe. It began to spread widely.

The plague was actually brought from Asia, so why didn't Asia get such a major outbreak of plague? The first reason is the climate. European countries such as Italy have a humid and warm climate, which is suitable for the spread of bacteria and viruses

Asia and Africa are either too cold or too dry. So the plague did not spread on a large scale.

The second is sanitation. Europeans in the Middle Ages were unhygienic。They can go a long time without bathing, and if they have a smell on their body, they use perfume to cover up the smell on their body.

Because at that time, religion thought that if you bathe frequently, it would be disrespectful to religion.

At that time, the streets of Paris stinked because no one cleaned them. At that time, the health situation in China was still very good。In ancient times, in order to give ** time to bathe, the emperor deliberately arranged time to rest.

That's why the days of rest are called rest. It can be seen that in ancient times, the health situation was still very important.

Therefore, in such a dirty and messy environment in Europe, it is more conducive to the rapid growth of bacteria. It is understandable that the plague spread so quickly.