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.
Answer: The Dark Ages are commonly considered to be the early part of the period known as the Middle Ages. Often the term Dark Ages refers to the initial five hundred years following the fall of Rome in 476. It is thought of as beginning around A.D. 450 and continuing till A.D. 1000.