In the early 1330s an outbreak of deadly bubonic plague occurred in China. Plague mainly affects rodents, but fleas can transmit the disease to people. Once people are infected, they infect others very rapidly. Plague causes fever and a painful swelling of the lymph glands called buboes, which is how it gets its name. The disease also causes spots on the skin that are red at first and then turn black. Since China was one …showed first 75 words of 1643 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1643 total…neither king could pay, would roam the countryside in search of plunder. The difficulties created by war and a constricted economy were exacerbated by the Black Death. There is a relationship here, of course. The effects of the plague were made worse because of these other problems. And the problems themselves were redoubled because of the plague. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Altman, Linda J. Plague and Pestilence, A History of Infectious Disease. Springfield, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc. 1998