ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1330s, bubonic plague broke out in China and was transported back to Europe by traders. The disease struck swiftly there. The Italian writer Boccaccio said that its victims “ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors in paradise.” In Italy, the plague killed more than any war ever had.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, a zoonotic bacteria usually found in small mammals and their fleas. People infected with Y. pestis often develop symptoms after an incubation period of one to seven days. There are two main clinical forms of plague infection: bubonic and pneumonic.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bubonic plague is an infection spread mostly to humans by infected fleas that travel on rodents. Called the Black Death, it killed millions of Europeans during the Middle Ages.

Detailed explanation-4: -There have been three great world pandemics of plague recorded, in 541, 1347, and 1894 CE, each time causing devastating mortality of people and animals across nations and continents.

Detailed explanation-5: -To describe how quickly and deadly the plague was an Italian writer and philosopher named Boccaccio said that “Victims would often eat lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors in paradise.” A famous incident happened during a battle between the Tatars (Turks) and Genoa (Italy).