of the consequences left in the wake of the Black Death. Historians suggest that the Black Death was a combination between the bubonic‚ septicaemic and pneumatic plagues believed to have been caused by a bacterium known as the yersinia pestis (formerly pasturella pestis) which is commonly found on rodents. The
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When physicians began making advancements in the cause of the Black Death‚ the outbreaks began to dwindle. The Black Death is caused by the bacteria called Yersinia Pestis (“The Black Death”). When an infected flea bites a human or animal the disease then transferred to the human‚ after this‚ the disease transfers from person to person (“Plague”). During the medieval period‚ people and houses were not clean‚ which
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written evidence that the Royal Mint site was an emergency burial ground built to cope with the Black Death epidemic. It is believed that a majority of the 2400 bodies buried at Royal Mint died due to the Black Death. Antoine brings up that Yersinia Pestis may not be the cause of the Black Death. He starts presenting his theory with bringing up that some researchers have found differences in the epidemic of 1347-1349 and recent outbreaks of the bubonic plague. He references Stephen Porter on the
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Death are now known to be caused by bacteria called Yersinia Pestis‚ which is carried and spread by fleas on rats. When the rat died after continual bites and replication of the bacteria‚ the flea survived and moved to other animals or humans. Although some scientists believe that the Black Death was caused by other diseases like anthrax or the Ebola virus‚ recent research which extracted DNA from the skeletons of victims suggests that Yersinia Pestis was the microscopic culprit of this global pandemic
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of people infected‚ or dead. The Black Death was a plague caused by the bacteria known as Yersinia Pestis. Rats and other rodents are the primary source of the bacteria‚ making fleas which bite these infected creatures the largest transmitter of the bacteria. The fleas bite the infected rodents and then bite humans to pass the disease on. The disease
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and treatments has a long history and has been used in biological warfare. The best known symptom of bubonic plague infected‚ enlarged‚ and painful lymph nodes‚ known as buboes. After being transmitted via the bite of infected fleas‚ the Y. pestis bacteria localize in an inflamed lymph node where they start to colonize and reproduce. Buboes associated with the bubonic plague are found in the armpits‚ upper femoral‚ groin and neck region. Acral gangrene (“Bubonic Plague”). The best known
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The Black Death infected an extensive part of the world with the disastrous bubonic plague. In addition to the Black Death spreading around Europe‚ it spread to Africa and the Middle East. The plague was first reported in Caffa‚ Crimea. The plague then spread to Sicily‚ Genoa‚ Venice‚ Pisa‚ and Marseilles. As the disease rapidly spread‚ it spread to France‚ Portugal‚ Spain‚ England‚ Germany‚ and Scandinavia. The plague did not slow down‚ it kept spreading to more people in different places. The plague
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The Black Death The middle ages were a dark and scary time. They had everything broken down into groups of people. This system was called feudalism. The stages were broken into peasants next squire‚ knights‚ then onto kings. During this time something horrible happened‚ the black death occurred. The black death happened in the 1300s. The Black Death killed an extraordinary 25 million people in 2 years!!! This happened in Europe. According to the article Black Death‚ in ten years‚ it killed
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on ships‚ crew members would be dead or gravely ill when they arrived at the ports. Not knowing about the plague‚ the people would take the cargo from the ship. That’s how the plague spread to other people. Historians believe that the bacteria Yersinia pestis was the cause of the plague. Once people were infected‚ it quickly spread to more people and cities‚ until all of Justinian’s empire was infected with the bubonic plague. The Justinian Plague took a large toll on Justinian’s empire and his
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quest Suggested site- www.cdc.gov‚ feel free to use other reliable sites as well. 1. What animal can transmit Cryptococcus? Pigeons 2. Can dogs and cats get Cryptococcus? Yes 3. What is the infectious agent for Bubonic Plague? Bacterium Yersinia Pestis 4. By how much was the world population reduced during the Plague pandemic? Estimate of 450 million 5. What year (within the past 100 years) did the world experience a flu pandemic? 1918 6. What are 3 symptoms of chikungunya fever? Fever
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