Conclusion
Looking back on your time as a medieval doctor, were you surprised with how far the black death was able to spread in such a short period of time? Do you believe that the reason for the black plague was that they had no real medicine?
What you should get from this experience is that there are many other factors, other than the deadliness of the actual disease, that goes into how much of an impact any disease can have on the world. Many people died from the black death, but there were other factors that contributed to the number of deaths, including the black death coming to Europe, how fast it spread through Europe, and treatments that were ineffective against the plague.
One of the questions people ask today is if any disease could have the effect that the black death had in the middle ages? What is your opinion, why do you believe that we could have a serious disease spread through the world and kill nearly half the population? Why do you believe that this could never happen again? Click here watch the video on the future of plagues. Has your opinion changed after watching this video, did it stay the same in spite of the video, or did the video justify what you believe?
Click here to move on to the evaluation.
What you should get from this experience is that there are many other factors, other than the deadliness of the actual disease, that goes into how much of an impact any disease can have on the world. Many people died from the black death, but there were other factors that contributed to the number of deaths, including the black death coming to Europe, how fast it spread through Europe, and treatments that were ineffective against the plague.
One of the questions people ask today is if any disease could have the effect that the black death had in the middle ages? What is your opinion, why do you believe that we could have a serious disease spread through the world and kill nearly half the population? Why do you believe that this could never happen again? Click here watch the video on the future of plagues. Has your opinion changed after watching this video, did it stay the same in spite of the video, or did the video justify what you believe?
Click here to move on to the evaluation.