Introduction
The Bubonic plague of the Middle Ages has proven itself to be one of the worst pandemics in history. Ebola, in the meantime, has also proven to be deadly and threatening since the outbreak in 2014. It upgraded itself from an outbreak to an epidemic. What if Ebola becomes a pandemic? Would it be deadlier than the Bubonic plague? This is the question that this thesis paper will attempt to find the answer to.
This paper will provide detailed backgrounds of both of these diseases; including their history and historical relevance, their causes and effects, even their levels of damage and possible cures. This paper will expand your knowledge of both diseases to such an extent that you can accurately compare and contrast them in order …show more content…
The Bubonic Plague mainly affected rodents (like rats). But somehow, fleas could transmit the disease of the Bubonic Plague to human beings. Illustration of a rat

Although the Bubonic Plague started in China, this disease reached to Europe, because of all the trading that Europe and China did. In October of 1347, a few Italian merchant ships came back from a trip to the Black Sea (The Black Sea is a vital route of the trade between China and Europe). These ships docked in Sicily. Most of the passengers aboard those ships were carrying the plague; even some were already dying of the plague. Within days, the plague spread to the city and the surrounding countryside of Sicily. An eyewitness wrote the following: "Realizing what a deadly disaster had come to them, the people quickly drove the Italians from their city. But the disease remained, and soon death was everywhere. Fathers abandoned their sick sons. Lawyers refused to come and make out wills for the dying. Friars and nuns were left to care for the sick, and monasteries and convents were soon deserted, as they were stricken, too. Bodies were left in empty houses, and there was no one to give them a Christian …show more content…
Reducing the risk of human-to-human transmission
From direct or close contact with people with Ebola symptoms, particularly with their bodily fluids. Proper equipment (like gloves and personal protective) should be worn when taking care of ill patients at home. Regular hand washing is required after visiting patients in hospital, as well as after taking care of patients at home.

3. Reducing the risk of possible sexual transmission
Based on further analysis of ongoing research, it recommends that male survivors of Ebola virus disease practice safe sex and hygiene for 12 months from the beginning of symptoms or until their semen tests negative twice for Ebola virus. Contact with body fluids should be avoided and washing with soap and water is recommended. Research does not recommend isolation of male or female healing patients whose blood has been tested negative for Ebola virus.

4. Outbreak containment measures
Including prompt and safe burial of the dead, recognizing people who may have been in contact with someone infected with Ebola and monitoring their health for 21 days, the importance of separating the healthy from the sick to avoid further spread, and the importance of good hygiene and maintaining a clean