Is plague originated from Europe?
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The Black Death was one of the worst natural disasters in history. In 1347 A.D., a great plague swept over Europe,  ravaged  cities causing  widespread  hysteria  and death. One third of the population of Europe died. \n\n"The impact upon the future of England was greater than upon any other European country." (Cartwright, 1991)\n\nThe primary culprits in transmitting this disease were oriental rat fleas carried on the back of black rats.\n\nThe bubonic plague was the most commonly seen form of the Black Death. The mortality rate was 30-75%. The symptoms were enlarged and inflamed lymph nodes (around arm pits, neck and groin). The term 'bubonic' refers to the characteristic bubo or enlarged lymphatic gland. Victims were subject to headaches, nausea, aching joints, fever of 101-105 degrees, vomiting, and a general feeling of illness. Symptoms took from 1-7 days to appear.
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The reason for this is the history of mankind for the last 10thousand years.\n\nFarming started in the fertile crescent and branched off from there in an east west direction.  For the same crop to be grown at a different lattitude it had to go north and south, at a substantially slower rate, because the plant would have to adjust to the change in sunlight.\n\nTo go east and west from the fertile crescent to france or to china is didn't have to change that much, the plants.\n\nThere were also animals in europe and asia the could be domesticated, like cows and pigs, the animals in africa are zebras or tigers, and can't be domesticated. Modern attempts in other places besides africa haven't proven successful.\n\nSo the farming only hit egypt originally, and maybe spread to ethiopia, but it didn't last to modern times because of the culture of hunter gather that was dominant throughout africa spread and didn't choose to continue farming.\n\nNow the Europeans came in the 1700s and 1800s with guns and germs, and eliminated some of the population and divided the remaining populations,\nyou've seen hutu and tootisy and know that this has to do with an artifical division.\n\n\nSo theres no agricultural base, which is prerequisite to capitalism, which is prerequisite to a nation having wealth.\n\nInstead the continent seems content on the genocidal whims of whoever has the guns left over by the europeans.\n\nGod has nothing to do with it, and anyone who says so, I really question their intelligence.
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The Black Death led to cynicism toward religious officials who could not keep their promises of curing plague victims and banishing the disease. No one, the Church included, was able to cure or even explain the plague.
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CDC Smallpox | What You Should Know About a Smallpox \n\nWalter S. Hadwen MD was believed to have researched the origin of the disease somewhere in Africa.\n\n\nThe origin of smallpox is uncertain, but it is believed to have originated in Africa and then spread to India and China thousands of years ago. The first recorded smallpox epidemic was in 1350 BC during the Egyptian-Hittite war. Smallpox reached Europe between the 5th and 7th centuries and was present in major European cities by the 18th century. Epidemics occurred in the North American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. At one time smallpox was a significant disease in every country throughout the world except Australia and a few isolated islands. Millions of people died in Europe and Mexico as a result of widespread smallpox epidemics. \n\n\nOutbreak \nProlonged face-to-face contact with someone who has smallpox (usually someone who already has a smallpox rash). In the past, most people recovered from smallpox, but three out of every ten smallpox patients died.\n\nFrequently Asked Questions About Smallpox\n\nIn General \nThe Disease \nSmallpox Disease\nOverview \nWhat CDC Is Doing to Protect the Public \nWhat You Should Know About a Smallpox Outbreak \nFrequently Asked Questions \nWhat We Learn About Smallpox from Movies - Fact or Fiction \nIn General\nWhat should I know about smallpox?\n\nSmallpox is an acute, contagious, and sometimes fatal disease caused by the variola virus (an orthopoxvirus), and marked by fever and a distinctive progressive skin rash. In 1980, the disease was declared eradicated following worldwide vaccination programs. However, in the aftermath of the events of September and October, 2001, the U.S. government is taking precautions to be ready to deal with a bioterrorist attack using smallpox as a weapon. As a result of these efforts: 1) There is a detailed nationwide smallpox preparedness program to protect Americans against smallpox as a biological weapon. This program includes the creation of preparedness teams that are ready to respond to a smallpox attack on the United States. Members of these teams – health care and public health workers - are being vaccinated so that they might safely protect others in the event of a smallpox outbreak. 2) There is enough smallpox vaccine to vaccinate everyone who would need it in the event of an emergency. (updated Feb 24, 2003)\n\nHow serious is the smallpox threat?\nThe deliberate release of smallpox as an epidemic disease is now regarded as a possibility, and the United States is taking precautions to deal with this possibility. (added Nov 13, 2002)\n\nHow dangerous is the smallpox threat?\nSmallpox is classified as a Category A agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Category A agents are believed to pose the greatest potential threat for adverse public health impact and have a moderate to high potential for large-scale dissemination. The public is generally more aware of category A agents, and broad-based public health preparedness efforts are necessary. Other Category A agents are anthrax, plague, botulism, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fevers. (added Nov 13, 2002)\n\nIf I am concerned about a smallpox attack, can I go to my doctor and get the smallpox vaccine?\nAt the moment, the smallpox vaccine is not available for members of the general public. In the event of a smallpox outbreak, however, there is enough smallpox vaccine to vaccinate everyone every person in the United States.(modified December 29, 2004)\n\nThe Disease\nWhat are the symptoms of smallpox?\nThe symptoms of smallpox begin with high fever, head and body aches, and sometimes vomiting. A rash follows that spreads and progresses to raised bumps and pus-filled blisters that crust, scab, and fall off after about three weeks, leaving a pitted scar. (added Nov 13, 2002)\n\nIf someone comes in contact with smallpox, how long does it take to show symptoms?\nAfter exposure, it takes between 7 and 17 days for symp
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It comes from being the Evening of All Hallows Day which is also known as All Saints Day.  It is said to have originated in Ireland and to be a feast of the dead revisiting the mortal world.
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Great question, one of the best in a while,I know a lot about this topic but your question motivated me to do some research of my own.\nDuring the bubonic plague, the sick and the well were locked up together if they had any contact with one another (e.g. friends, family, visitors) ... sounds crazy right, but they were so desperate to stop the spread. The sick and the well who were locked up were forced to live, slept and eat together, however, not all got sick. It is all because of a remarkable gene found in the DNA called Delta 32 which protects the carrier of excess Delta 32 from some of the most harmful viruses,plagues and diseases. Now what is more exciting is that Delta 32 has been passed down through the generations and is alive and well in people in our modern society protecting them from diseases. Scientist are still searching for a way to use the Delta 32 gene to cure modern day diseases such as aids,leukemia, cancer,and etc. Science is getting closer and we should all do our part to inform one another. Therefore I am more than happy to share what I know!!!!
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THIS IS THE ORIGIN OF THE CUSTOM:\n\nIn English-speaking countries, it is common for at least one person to say "Bless you" after someone sneezes. The traditional explaination for the custom is that it began literally as a blessing. Pope Gregory I the Great (540-604 AD) ascended to the Papacy just in time for the start of the plague in 590 AD (his successor succumbed to it). To combat the plague Gregory ordered litanies, processions and unceasing prayer for God's intercession. When someone sneezed, they were immediately blessed ("God bless you!") in the hope that they would not subsequently develop the plague.\n\nThis custom persists among speakers of many languages. Common social responses to sneezes in English include "Bless you" and "Gesundheit" (German, "[Good] health [to you]").
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you could have conjunctivitis(pink eye). I would get it checked, conjunctivitis can become serious.\nI researched this on the web for myself. I actually have the plague. I wish I had conjunctivitis instead.
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All of Europe is very close to becoming a totalitarian islamic state.  Britain is on this path but nowhere near as close as France, Germany, Belgium etc.  Europe is too busy worrying about the genocide that they are about to become victims of, to laugh at anybody, particularly, relatively safe, Britain.
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Yeah there is a lot of debate on where it originally came from. This is all I could really find:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aids#Origin_of_HIV\n\n(I can't believe that person copy and pasted the whole article from Wikipedia!! lol)
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They probably do but there is not telling what Americans have that we just haven't discovered.\n\nDid you know there is a UNTREATABLE form of Tuberuculois in southern MExico that is slowing working its way towards the US? Can you say another plague?
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Write about the 100 years war between France and England. It lasted from 1337-1453, or the Black Death(or Plague) which was from 1348-1349. Another suggestion is writing about Magellan going around the world from 1519-1522.
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It is guessed that it was a monkey virus that jumped to humans in the 1940s\n\nhttp://www.avert.org/origins.htm
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I am from China...I can read your message because we also have internet access(I wonder how you think of Chinese,uncivilized?)\n\nEuropeans used to be weak ethnic groups. Unfortunately, hundreds years ago,europea became very strong because of social and scientific revolution.And China only stayed here. The result is the invasion from European countries.\nAnd now,Europeans are  comparatively rich and stable than most other countries. Some of them are ignorant,arrogant and racial.Some appear to be friendly. \nUnlike the north America,the cultures in europea are highly diverse.  We can't generalize something to all Europeans. Europeans people seem to cherish their own culture.
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It is from my past knowledge and literature review to tell you that Im not completly sure. However I do have a educated answer considering my college background and many years of knowlege in the academic field. \n  One thing that you have to realize is that the events that are happening now are just different versions of what has happened in the past, with the exception of global warming which I will explain later. This meaning that you have to look back at thousands of years of history to see that bad things, just as they are happening now, happened then just different in forms. For exsample the "Black Death" that occured in the 1300's that struck with such lethal force and killed more people in Europe than both world wars combined!!! Nothing of that magnitude has happened since. And exsamples like this are evident throughout history. Realize how contemporary out lives are; and that things are maybe the worse they have ever been , but they are really the worse they have ever beeen in our lifetime. As for the global warming thing, that is a problem but the rising temperatures and sea levels are also due the the obital patterns our earth is going through. Don't get me wrong global warming is greatly our fault, but sometimes we need to sit back and realize that this earth has been here for millions of years and every generation before us as thought the same thing you have. What happens, will happen but maybe you can rest easier knowing we are not the only civilization who has thought this.
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Read a book called Guns, Germs, and Steel or get it on video if you're lazy.  Basically the author of this book explains how geographic and climactic factors favored agriculture in Europe as their society evolved, this gave them a head start towards modern society.  Africa's climate continues to be less favorable for agriculture and industry.  And in many places their social structure remains focused on survival rather than "progress".  Thats not the whole story, but its a big piece of the puzzle.
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PORTUGAL WAS THE FIRST EUROPEAN COUNTRY TO ARRIVE IN\nNIGIRIA IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY