Everlasting Effects of the Bubonic Plague, describes transmission of disease, effects on population and culture.

Striking suddenly upon an already weakened society, a deadly and mysterious disease broke out through areas near the Black Sea which is now modern Ukraine. From 1347 through 1351 A.D., a horrendous outbreak of the bubonic plague struck Europe and changed nearly all forms of culture. During 1348 A. D., the Bubonic Plague hit Florence, Italy and ravaged Europe all through Mid 1300's. The Bubonic Plague, which was nicknamed the "Black Death" because of the black swellings …

…the same time, not everything was changed, but the aspects of European culture that did change were changed drastically and forever. Overall, the Black Death forever changed everyday life even as an everyday peasant. The disgusting impact on the bodies of victims were just as dramatic as the effect it had on the society as a whole. Without the harsh effects of the Bubonic Plague who knows how developed our society in America would be?