black death vs covid 19

Black death vs Covid 19

Tanmeyi & liza

COVID!

new varient under microscope

will covid stop spreading so fast?

5.69 million deaths and 437 million cases

a source reports that covid has a new varient that maybe more or less deadly. will more people die? will the vaccine work? will it ever end or keep going?

how will this end? will people be left?

is covid like black death?

how many more people will die of covid?

a conspiracy theory says that black death is the same disease as covid. Covid just is a little less dangerous then black death

will things go back to normal? will kids not have onlne school again? will we be able to go to shops without wearing masks?

Index

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Introduction

Basic info (Black Death + COVID-19)

Causes (Black Death + COVID-19)

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Cures (Black Death + COVID-19)

Preventions (Black Death + COVID-19)

Public Responces (Black Death + COVID-19)

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Effect ( Black death + Covid -19

Differences

Similarities

Conclusion

Introduction

We are going to be comparing 2 major pandemics , Black Death and COVID-19.At the end we will provide our opinions and our view of the 2 pandemics.

Black Death

COVID-19

What was it? It was a pandemic. When was it? 1346 – 1352. How did it spread? It spread through contact with animals and people. Who did it affect? It affected people of all ages, although more men than woman. Where was it? Throughout Europe and Asia. Why did it happen? It is believed to have been the result of plague.

What is it? It is a pandemic. When was it? 2019 - present. How does it spread? It spreads through close contact with people. Who does it affect? It mostly affects middle aged and older adults. Where is it? All across the world. Why did it happen? Nobody knows for sure.

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COVID-19

Black Death

• The exact cause for the Black Death is unclear, however some people believe that it was carried by rats and other types of rodents
• It is also thought that the black death was spread by trading ships coming from different places.

• it remains unclear exactly how the virus first spread to humans.
• Coughing and sneezing without covering your mouth was one of the reasons why it spread out

• contact with sick people

Preventions (COVID-19)

Preventions (Black Death)

• wear a mask
• wash your hands properly and often
• keep a safe distance
• Vacination

Avoid:

• Touching your face
• contact with people who are sick

• (no proof that these work, but these were commonly done back then)
• keep air clean

• avoid black death victims
• praying
• whipping themself

Avoid:

• sick people
• crowded places

Cures - COVID

Cures - Black Death

• going to doctor for medincines
• resting at home
• stay healthy & clean

• Some people tried popping their buboes (Didnt work)
• Bleeding and purging (Also didnt work)
• Flagellents whipped themselves (didn't really work either)

PUBLIC ---------- RESPONSES

Covid-19

Black Death

• lockdown
• quarantine
• wearing mask outside
• limiting amount of people in shops
• disinfecting hands a lot

• the king ordered people to clean the cities
• avoided sick people
• stayed home (quarantine)
• people strated praying A LOT!

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Covid-19

Black death

• everyone's more hygienic, cleaner places

• rules that can also be good to prevent other diseases and illnesses

• Experience --> people got better at using computers, working at home

• Working together to stop Covid

• People became obsessed with Death and the afterlife <-- new attitude

• prices went down

• wages went up

• new opportunities (Chance for new land)

• Freedom (Many peasants were free)

-SIMILIARITIES-

• Quarantine (self isolation)

• spreads fast and easily between people

• staying away from affected people

• Avoiding close contact with others

• lots of people dying (friends, family members)

- DIFFERENCES -

• During Black death people were more religious and believed that the disease was a punishment from god

• During black death it was less hygienic than nowadays

• government tried to stop crowding in places and suggested people to stay home

• People are more educated now than before

-CONCLUSION-

In conclusion, there were some major differences between both epidemics (mostly because of the time between them), and many similarities as well. However both of them decreased the worlds population by a lot and changed people's lives in many ways.