Black DeathStudent’s NameInstitutional AffiliationCourse Name & NumberInstructor’s NameAssignment Due DateBlack DeathThe black death plague was a bacterium-like microscopic organism that caused the terrible deaths of millions of people in the 14th century. Many countries were wiped out of their beloved citizens. The epidemic was the worst plague in human history for its rapid and widespread, the effects associated with it, and the infection process. The epidemic “black death “was thought to have originated in Asia in the mid-1300s by Mongol traders and spread to Europe before being declared a global plague. It struck Europe through trading ships from the Black Sea to the port of Messina in 1347 before it spread to other trade routes to nations such as England. The ships were believed to have been infested with rodents such as rats. The plague was not discriminating as it affected the old, young, rich, poor, and people of all different calibers. The epidemic killed almost 70% of the population in some of the severely affected countries.Scientists account that the black death was spread by a bacillus