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When the middle ages started
the dark age also know as the middle ages started in 500 AD – 1000 AD -
How long did the middle ages last?
the Early Middle Ages or Early Medieval Period, sometimes referred to as the Dark Ages, are typically regarded as lasting from the 5th or 6th century to the 10th century CE. -
The most common diseases in the dark ages
Some of the most common diseases were dysentery, cholera, typhoid fever, chicken pox, measles and black plague -
Why did the medieval doctors wear bird masks?
Plague doctors wore a mask with a bird-like beak to protect them from being infected by the disease, which they believed was airborne. In fact, they thought disease was spread by miasma, a noxious form of 'bad air.' -
What was the plague about?
Plague is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis. These bacteria are found mainly in rodents, particularly rats, and in the fleas that feed on them. Other animals and humans usually contract the bacteria from rodent or flea bites.
