Plague and Black Death

How was the Plague spread quickly

The Bubonic plague was spread by bites of fled from the rats

Due to densely populated areas,where poor hygiene and unsanitary conditions made it easier for infected fleas and rats to infect people.Overcrowded housing conditons contributed to fast spread

How did Chlorea spread quickly

Chlorea was transmitted though contaminated water that was drunked.Common in urban areas that had bad sewage systems, leading to contamination.Chlorea spreaded rapidly in the crowded and unsanitary conditions in places like London.

How was the plague and cholera epidemics similar

Poor sanitation and crowded living conditions created ground for the spread of diseases.Making both similar

-Both diseases people didn’t know the true cause(Until Snow found out Instead they believed in miasmas and God punishing people. This caused thousands of people to die in both epidemics

How were the lives of people improved after Black Death

-Since many had died of the Black Death there were fewer workers around, this meant they demanded high wages from lords. They know many of the lords were desperate for harvest.

How were the lives of the poor improved after cholera

Government passed first public health act of 1848 which then followed up by improved 1875 public health act.Both acts improved the conditions of poor, though everybody benefitted due to ending of lasseiz faire and encouraged government to take action to public health.