What are the epidemics of the Middle Ages?

Answer 1

An epidemic happens when an unusually large number of people suffer from the same disease. During the Middle Ages, there were a number of epidemics. Two of the most important were the Plague of Justinian and the Black Death, both of which were great epidemics of Bubonic Plague. There were also other epidemics, including outbreaks of small pox, typhus, cholera, typhoid fever, and leprosy.

These epidemics caused great loss of life. The Black Death killed about a third of all the people in Europe during the course of only three to five years, and in some areas, three out of every four people died in the short time it took the plague to go through. Since people did not have any idea how these diseases were spread, most people could do little about them but pray.

Answer 2

There were two great plagues, the Black Death, in 1347 to 1351, and the Plague of Justinian, in 541 and 542. These are both thought to have been outbreaks of bubonic plague.

There was always smallpox in the population, and this got to epidemic proportions whenever it could.

There were a number of diseases that were transmitted by bad water, including typhoid fever and cholera, and these were often epidemic.

Aside from plague, there were outbreaks of diseases caused by fleas, including typhus.

There were also a number of other disease that made their rounds, including scarlet fever, diphtheria, and so on.

Answer 3

It was the plague, also Known as the black death.

Answer 4

One sikness was "The Black Plage"