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A Comparison Of The Plague And Aids

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...time. Benedictow (2004) writes: "The Black Death, then, is a particularly notorious epidemic of plague" (p.5). Some have compared the plague to AIDS. In fact, 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 nave 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...

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