Plague

The past, present and future of the bubonic plague - Sharon N. DeWitte 4:12

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySClB6-OH-Q Published on Aug 18, 2014 The bubonic plague, which killed around 1/5 of the world’s population in the 14th century, is still around today -- but it now claims only a few thousand lives each year. How did that number shrink so drastically? Sharon N. DeWitte investigates the causes and effects of the black death and explains how knowing this information can help us prepare for any future outbreaks of the disease. Lesson by Sharon N. DeWitte, animation by Steff Lee. View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-past-present-and-future-of-the-bubonic-plague-sharon-n-dewitte

Plague 101 | National Geographic 4:16

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYnMXEcHI7U Published on Apr 8, 2018 What is plague? How many people died from the Black Death and the other plague pandemics? Learn about the bacterium behind the plague disease, how factors like trade and urbanization caused it to spread to every continent except Antarctica, and how three devastating pandemics helped shape modern medicine.

Why Plague Doctors Wore Strange Masks 3:05

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpmQAISx_HQ Published on Aug 8, 2019 It’s the beak that lends the attire of the medieval plague doctor its surreal quality, but it wasn’t there just to scare.

I AM A Black Death (The Plague) Doctor 6:18

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw0wGaVCWiQ Published on Aug 21, 2019 I Am A Plague Doctor living in Europe during the spread of the Bubonic plague, better known as the Black Death. One of the most frightening diseases in history, the plague infected millions through history, wiping out entire cities, and if you caught it, you were lucky to survive. Plague doctors like myself were some of the first to try and find a cause of the disease, investigating the different mysterious ways we thought it might be contracted and spread, but finding a cure would prove to be a challenge. Watch my story in this original full episode of I Am. This video is based on true real life events.

• TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 The 16th century 0:23 I prepare for the day by dressing 0:36 Plague doctor mask 0:53 The most advanced medical knowledge 1:27 History of the plague 1:53 The state of Venice 3:02 Source of the plague is a mystery 3:58 Using leeches 5:22 Basilica of St. Mary 6:07 Examining myself

Horrible Histories - The Plague Song | Horrible Songs | Measly Middle Ages 2:35

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHmdH-PkTRI Published on Sep 17, 2019 Learn about the horrid plague which caused millions of people to die during the measly middle ages.

What is the plague? 1:25

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew1ffv7p0nc Published on Aug 27, 2015 CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains the history of the plague and the reason it's still around today.

Plague Doctor 3:04

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plIQdL84_YI Published on Oct 9, 2017 The Plague Doctor's costume was designed to protect you from what was thought of as "evil" smells or bad air which was seen as the cause of infection at the time. This is now known as the medically obsolete ‘Miasma theory’.