Plagues+and+Diseases-+Mongols

Plagues & Diseases By: Greg Chapman  __Black Death:__ - In 1348, the Bubonic Plague (Black Death) appeared in the seaports of southern and western Europe slowly progressing inward in the next two years.[|*] - China, is where the Mongols were hit by the plague.[|*] - The plague soon spread over their controlled trade     routes which caused them to decline overall trade between areas in the 1350's - 1360's[|*] - A vast amount of Mongol income came from these trade routes, and the decline meant a lack of spending for the much needed army.[|*] - Consequently the Mongol army reduced its power to conquer because of the Black Death.[|*] - In addition the empire's cities reduced in population including important leaders and workers.[|*] - The disease was primarily spread through fleas and rats.[|*] - The bacteria called Y.Pestis was found inside a flea, this caused its throat to be blocked, thus causing hunger for the flea.[|*] - The flea would then crave blood from victims (humans), but since the flea's throat was blocked it would shoot the blood (containing Y.Pestis) back into the humans bloodstream thus causing the disease to happen.[|*]

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