Over time, events occurred that opened the eyes of many people, horrible events. Earthquakes, famines, and other tragic acts of nature have shaped the outcome of society and made a difference that has negatively impacted society. Asia, Europe and Africa, and of which the people still preserve the memory in dark traditions". (Hecker, 1832) The Black Death caused many economic and social hardships during the 14th century which brought about a change that affected the way society lives today. Millions of deaths over a three hundred year period were set in motion, events that helped shape the events that led to many major situations such as the Holocaust and the rise of industrialism and capitalism. Although horrific, the Black Death brought about change.Black DeathThe Black Death is considered the best-known of all the pandemics that hit Asia and Europe. The bacterial infection, thought to primarily affect rodents and their fleas, has persisted for centuries, due to a lack of medicine and understanding, mostly in highly populated areas. According to Katherine Richard, in 1855 the cause was finally discovered in Hong Kong when researchers managed to isolate the responsible bacillus, Yersinia pestis. Doctors have been able to observe very similar symptoms of the plague in both people and rodents who were victims of a flea bite. The Yersinia pestis bacterium is considered extremely potent because it belongs to a mutant variety of the bacterium that causes bubonic plague. These bacteria could not survive outside the host animals they infected and could not n...... middle of paper ......spread by PEOPLE', Mailonline.com http://www.dailymail.co. uk/health/article-2027347/Black-Death-backtrack-Dont-blame-rats-plague-spread-PEOPLE.htmlByrne, JP (2006) Daily life during the Black Death (The Greenwood Press “Daily life through History” series , ISSN 1080 -4749) Medieval England: The Black Death 1348 to 1350: (nd) History Learning Site http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/black_death_of_1348_to_1350.htmPlague: The Black Death: (nd) National Geographic http://science .nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-diseases/plague-article/Richard, KS (2011, April) The global impacts of the Black Death http://geography.about. com/od/ culturalgeography/a/Impacts-Of-The-Black-Death.htmZapotoczny, WS (2006), The political and social consequences of the Black Death, 1348 -1351 http://www.wzaponline.com/BlackDeath.pdf