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This 5 page paper examines AIDS and compares and contrasts it to the plague of the fourteenth century. Various aspects are discussed inclusive of its affect on social life. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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in an FDA Consumer flyer, the following is written: "AIDS has indeed become a 21st century plague" (Bullers, 2001, p. 29). The Black Plague is something that came upon
the world around 1346 and lasted until 1353 (Benedictow, 2004). People were amazed at the number of people that this disease took and it was viewed as the worst disaster
ever (Benedictow, 2004). Today, AIDS is viewed as a similarly frightening disease, but of course, now, there are drug cocktails and the beginnings of a cure and possible vaccine. When
the black death came about it was a time in history where people were rather na?ve about things. They did not understand the concept of bacteria or viruses or anything
of that nature (Benedictow, 2004). Explanations about the black death at the time were connected to the idea that filth spread the disease and astrological explanations were given as well(Benedictow,
2004). AIDS today is known to have started in a particular way, and the disease has been tracked. And while everything is all scientifically based today, some have made proclamations
that AIDS is a punishment from God. While that is not quite an astrological explanation, the idea that something beyond the mundane world is responsible for a disease is similar
to the thinking during the Middle Ages. The Black Death would instill fear into the people as once people did contract the disease, they would surely die (Benedictow, 2004). Indeed,
while AIDS is no longer the death sentence it was, it was at one time a disease feared in the same way. Although some strides have been made, AIDS is
still a deadly disease. It has been shown that during plague epidemics, attention to artistic expression is given and that there is attention to the art of dying (Benedictow, 2004).
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