Bacterial infections of the spine are rare but can include infection of: 1  The discs (discitis). 2  The spinal cord (usually an infection of the tissue covering the spinal cord, called an epidural abscess). 3  One or more vertebrae (osteomyelitis).
This important year (550) is what we consider to be the beginning of âthe Early Middle Agesâ and lasted until 1000. When you think about it, the Middle Ages were a very, very long period of time, and so itâs easier to break up these periods of time into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. But for now, letâs focus on what was happening during the Early Middle Ages.
Middle Ages, the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century ce to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century, depending on the region of Europe and on other factors).