Getting the plague.

            It was very common to get the Black Death in medieval times. Half the population of Europe (between 40-50 million people) died from the plague in seven years. Wow. Whole cities and villages either died or were abandoned in a hope that they wouldn't catch the disease. They victims died so fast that other people didn't have enough time to give each one a propal burial. Either that or no one wanted to risk getting the plague themselves while being so close to the used to be infected body.

            As a result to the quickly dying bodies, the victims would just be thrown in ditches covered by dirt. Hungry dogs would then come by to dig them up then eat them. All types of people got the disease. These people included monks, peasants, the wealthy, men, kings, queens, women, and children. The first sign of the plague was found in a small poor community in Europe. Only two areas survived the disease, one of the areas not greatly affected was Scandinavia. Very few people actually survived the disease. Only every two out of ten people lived. That leaves eight out of ten people to suffer through the disease until it kills them.