History 2186A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Moscow Plague Riot Of 1771, Black Death, Bubonic Plague
8 Feb 2016
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History lecture 2: epidemics bring out social tensions. Diseases: life expectancy 30 1900s, measles. Didn"t cause public panic: in india 1800 plague. People only got scared about the plague. Small pox: from rodents, 10 000 years ago, inhalation of viral material, bodily fluids, easy to transmit, can be carried on objects, like clothing or blankets, symptoms. Flu like until you get mouth sores and a rash. Bubonic plague / black death: from rodents, passed to humans through fleas, inflammation of the inside, attack the body from the inside, die within 3 days, persons extremities decay and rot, plague of justinian 542 ad. 70 mill to 25 mill population after it. Long term preconditions: what causes society to get scared about this, 542ad plague of justininian, 800ad global warming. Gives pop a chance to rebuild: 1300ad population recovered 75-100 mill. All the things that happened before, started to happen again.
