Bubonic plague

The plague epidemics of the 6th, 14th, and 17th century are commonly known as Justinian’s Plague, the Black Death, and the Plague of 1665, respectively. Yersinia pestis was the major source of the plague in all three epidemics. Modern DNA analysis studies showed that Y. pestis has a strong correlation with victims of the Black Death in the 14th century. However, although these modern studies show biologically that Yersinia pestis was the cause of the Black Death, many scientists are skeptical…

The Black Plague, According to Amanda Mabillard, “was the most feared illness of Shakespeare’s time” (Mabillard). Not only could the illness spread quickly, it left its victims in agony and had a high mortality rate of eighty-percent (Benedictow). The plague first arrived in Europe in 1346 and by the early 1350s the plague was responsible for killing off nearly one-third of Europe 's population (Benedictow, History). After the initial outbreak in the 1340s, the plague returned every few…

this infection called you may ask…. It’s called plague. Plague is a bacteria infection that is found in rodents fleas. There are many different types of rodents that could carry this infection like mice, chipmunks, and squirrels. But the most common carrier of plague is a rat. The rat has many different fleas that carry the bacteria. When a flea land on you (that is infected with plague) and bits you, the bacteria infection gets into your body. Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia Pestis…

People of the Middle Ages were illiterate of the plague and its behaviours, such a contagion affected civilisations with unprecedented and immeasurable repercussions. A once inequitable economy bound to the obligations of the existing hierarchy, became distraught allowing social stratification mobility. Consequently, the feudal system lost its influential powers and soon entered its demise. With uncontrollable chaos that ravaged cities people turned to the Church for aid, though such calamity…

common thing. However, in the present day scientific advances in medicine and science have aided those significantly in the combat against these diseases. To begin with, diseases like those of the Bubonic Plague and SARS originated from virus/bacteria, and only surfaced when exposed. The Bubonic Plague is caused by a bacterium identified as Yersinia pestis, or Y pestis. It was first discovered in the province of Yunnan in China during 1334. “…the bacterium Yersinia pestis began its long march…

deadly plague, made up of the septicaemic, the pneumonic and the bubonic plague. It occurred during the Middle Ages killing millions from China, across to Europe and down to Africa and Egypt. The plague was a pandemic because this it was so brutal and damaged a vast amount of the population in many different countries. The septicaemic The rarest and most deadly form of the plague was the septicaemic. It attacked you from your blood stream and within hours of contracting this form of the plague…

the plague. Therefore, from this moment the disease started to spread throughout England with high speed and fatal consequences. not only were cities over crowded but also the quality of hygiene and sanitation was rather low, which played a major role in allowing the epidemic to spread with great ease. The Black Death reached London on November 1st and 30000 or more of the population of 70000 inhabitants gave up. The disease killed between 30% to 40% in the preceding two years. The pre plague…

has actually never fully died out. In the article, it says the plague is not extinct. In 2004, there were a dozen cases of the bubonic plague in the United States. I don't know if this is true, but if it is, I find it very interesting that a plague was still in our lives in 2004. "Apocalypse Then: A History of Plague." N.p.: n.p., 2009. eLibrary. Web. 16 Dec. 2015. This article taught me that the bubonic plague ended from scientists doing all the research needed…

The plague arrived by ship in October of 1347. The tragedy was extraordinary, killing around 60 percent of Europe’s entire population. About 50 million people were killed because of the plague in a seven year time span. Understandably, citizens were terrified that the disease was coming for their own village. The plague caused great panic and terror around all of Europe. People were never able to feel safe during this devastating time period. The plague can be transmitted by contaminated food or…

symptoms. The black death (plague) presented itself in three interrelated forms. There is only one kind of red death .The symptoms of the red death are sharp pains, sudden dizziness, and bleeding out of the pores. The first kind of plague,(the most common) is the bubonic variant . The symptoms of bubonic variant were swelling or buboes (tumors) that appeared on the victim's neck, armpit, or groin. The second type of plug is pneumatic plague. The symptom of the pneumatic plague was it would…