Norman F. Cantor is a qualified historian who studies the Middle Ages. He wrote numerous books on the Middle Ages. In his extremely detailed book, In the Wake of the Plaque, he talks about what he calls "the greatest biomedical disaster in European and perhaps world history." (Cantor, Wake p. 6) His book is divided into three parts. The first part recounts the biomedical effects and symptoms of the plague, the second part analyzes the effects it had on all people, cultures, societies and institutions in Europe, and in the last part of the book it covers the consequences and the consequences of the plague. history of the plague. The Black Death also had a huge impact on art and literature. According to Cantor, the nursery rhyme Ring Around the Rosie was based on the bubonic plague and flu-like symptoms. To repress the memory of the plague, children danced and sang this nursery rhyme. (Cantor, Wake p.5) He describes how the loss of life affected the people who survived. It also details the Jewish conspiracy and explains how the Jews are responsible for it all. It illustrated how the Black Death affected many families, cultures, societies and institutions in the 13th century. (Cantor, Wake p. 10) He draws remarkable parallels throughout the book between BSE and HIV/AIDS. The author begins the book by talking about the biomedical crisis, later known as the Black Death, or bubonic plague, that attacked Europe during World War II. 14th century. Cantor later recounts how people came into contact with the plague and the symptoms that later appeared. People who had been affected by the plague would first experience flu-like symptoms, which usually included a high fever, secondly they would get buboes, which...... middle of paper ... ...that people had about the plague. Works Cited “Minnesota Department of Health.” Plague fact sheet. Minnesota.gov, November 16, 2010. Web. April 4, 2014.Halsall, Paul. "Internet History Sourcebooks Project." InternetHistory Sourcebook Project. Fordham University, July 1998. Internet. April 6, 2014.Twiggs, Graham. “Forthcoming publication: Bubonic plague: a much misunderstood disease by Graham Twigg.” The Black Death revisited. Np, December 29, 2012. Web. April 6, 2014.Damen. "1320: Section 6: The Black Death." 1320: Section 6: The Black Death. NP, 2013. Web. April 6, 2014. “The Black Death and its consequences. » The Black Death and its consequences. Cranleigh Decorative and Fine Arts Society, nd Web. April 7, 2014. Cohn, Samuel K. “Epidemiology of the Black Death and Successive Waves of Plague.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. NCBI, 2008. Web. April 7. 2014.