Question

How did the Great Famine affect Europeans’ health?

Answer 1

The Great Famine of 1315 had a huge impact on the health of the Europeans. There was gross starvation among all the Europeans living there. The elderly people started to starve in order to let the younger generation have the minimum food available. There were even cases of parents abandoning their children to survive this great Famine. Along with starvation, numerous diseases like tuberculosis and pneumonia started attacking people. These diseases easily attacked the weak people and led to their death. It is thought that the famine was responsible for killing almost 25% of the people living there.