The Bubonic Plague
The Bubonic Plague began in the fall of 1347 when seamen arrived in Sicily. The disease came from rats to humans by parasite fleas. In a society where hygiene is an unknown word, the disease spreads. The initial symptoms are high temperatures,aching limbs, and lymph node swellings or ‘buboes.’ The plague attacks the lungs with effects similar to those of pneumonia, and the disease is invariably fatal. Other symptoms include internal bleeding,boils,and fever. The victim feels a profound depression,and death usually comes after three to five days.
Although some towns and villages escape the disease, the effects are horrible. Even in lightly affected areas the mortality rate is 15-20 percent, and in the worst hit regions well
The Bubonic Plague began in the fall of 1347 when seamen arrived in Sicily. The disease came from rats to humans by parasite fleas. In a society where hygiene is an unknown word, the disease spreads. The initial symptoms are high temperatures,aching limbs, and lymph node swellings or ‘buboes.’ The plague attacks the lungs with effects similar to those of pneumonia, and the disease is invariably fatal. Other symptoms include internal bleeding,boils,and fever. The victim feels a profound depression,and death usually comes after three to five days.
Although some towns and villages escape the disease, the effects are horrible. Even in lightly affected areas the mortality rate is 15-20 percent, and in the worst hit regions well