Black Death versus Coronavirus (Covid 19)
CORONAVIRUS The Black Death: What Bubonic Plague Reveals About COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Coronavirus COVID-19: Latest News and Information What does the bubonic plague pandemic of Europe and Western Asia in the 14th century tell us about pandemics more broadly, and the coronavirus contagion in particular? By Peter Schelden Many are looking to historic pandemics to find answers about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak that has much of the world ground to a halt under quarantine and social distancing mandates. But "public health" wasn't even a concept before one European crisis forced authorities to act: The bubonic plague or Black Death. What does the bubonic plague pandemic of Europe and Western Asia in the 14th century tell us about pandemics more broadly, and the coronavirus contagion in particular? Bubonic plague is widely considered the cause of the deadliest pandemic in recorded history. The world has seen at least three pandemic outbreaks of bubonic