The Observatory is a hidden First Civilization site in Long Bay, Jamaica. Built to allow the remote viewing of any individual's vision through the use of a Crystal Skull, it was essentially a...
This was a widespread epidemic of the Bubonic Plague that passed from Asia and through Europe in the mid fourteenth century. The first signs of the Black Plague in Europe were present around the fall of 1347. In the span of three years, the Black Death killed one third of all the people in Europe. This traumatic population change coming into the Late Middle Ages caused great changes in European culture and lifestyle.
Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria known as Yersinia pestis. Plague has a high fatality rate and has been described for centuries. In the Middle Ages, plague was known as the Black Death and caused the death of 60% of the population of Europe. Transmission occurs via fleas that feed on infected animals, typically wild rodents. There are three forms of plague in humans: bubonic plague, septicemic plague, and pneumonic plague.