Module 5

There have been many great plagues in our history including the one we are currently in that have severely affected the way we live. One pandemic that I chose to focus on was the Great Plague Of London (1665-1666). This pandemic took place in Great Britain and started in April 1665. It spread pretty rapidly in the summer with an overall total of 75,000 deaths which is 15% of Great Britain’s population. One of the main causes for the spreading of this was plague-infected rodents carrying fleas. The reason for it spreading so rapidly was because of the hot weather and because of how small fleas are. From this plague came more precautions from the people and more safety rules to help prevent another incident.