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In the early 1330s, the Bubonic Plague first hit China where it infected rodents such as squirrels, prairie dogs and rats. Fleas transmitted the bacteria from rodent to rodent, but as the plague began to take a toll on the rodent population, fleas began looking for another host; thus, the spread of the bubonic plague among humans. During the 1330s, the plague festered in China, killing many people; a 1331 epidemic killed nearly 90 percent of the …

…However, if someone from the Christian world saw someone dead from bubonic plague, they avoided the corpse at all costs. The reactions to the bubonic plague of the Muslim and Christian worlds had many similarities, but since they are different cultures, their reactions were also dissimilar. While both worlds tried to remain respectful to the dead in the beginning of the plague, death and disease overcame them and death was a frequent, though uninvited, event.