Yersinia pestis

Lindeman 1 Ashley Lindeman Mrs.Barozie/ Ms.Irvine English 7 19 April 2017 Bubonic Plague What is a plague? A plague is a contagious disease caused by a bacterium named “Yersinia Pestis” that can affect a large population. Plagues can come from a wide variety of animal species. The Bubonic Plague was also known as The Black Death. This plague was spread by bacteria infested fleas attached to rodents. There are different kinds of plagues that have been spread around. The Bubonic plague was the…

Samantha Clark Timothy Hudenburg His 101/023N December 8, 2017 Morality v.s. Mortality: Exploring the Black Plague and Attempts to Prevent its Spread. The Black Death (Bubonic Plague) caused by the Yersinia pestis, a bacterium found in the blood of rats was transferred to fleas which would then pass it on to humans, was one of the largest epidemics in human history. Some historians say it claimed approximately one quarter of the population in Europe and West Asia by the end of the fourteenth…

There are many thoughts on how the Bubonic Plague was spread. The bubonic plague, also known as the Black Death, occurred during the fourteenth century. The bubonic plague originated in China in 1334 and made its way to Britain by 1348. The bubonic plague was an infection of the lymph nodes in the whole body of the person who was sick. At the time of the plague, no one knew what it was or how it was being spread. “Patients develop sudden onset of fever, headache, chills, and weakness and one or…

The “Black Death” was one of, if not the most devastating pandemics to sweep the earth since humans have populated it. It was widely thought to be caused by a bacteria called Yersinia Pestis and in recent studies and research, evidence has made a strong case for the confirmation of that bacteria as the cause of the Black Death. Graves in Europe that were tied to that time period and the Black Death showed traces of that bacteria in both southern and northern Europe (Haensch et al. 4). In the…

fever and the plaque symptoms are headaches, chills, fever all affecting the blood. 1793 yellow fever and the black plague both are spread by insects for instance the yellow fever is a flavivirus carried by mosquitoes while the black plague is a yersinia pestis bacteria carried by fleas. The outbreak of yellow fever and the black plague are similar because the human body in the modern world is affected exactly the same as in the old days .Also…

official leader of the Mongols from 1206, Genghis Khan has been known for opening all the trading centers all around Europe. By opening up trade, they also opened up vectors for disease to travel, in this case, via fleas infected with a virus called Yersinia Pestis. According to one story about the Mongols and the Plague, the Mongols have intentionally spread the plague by catapulting their plague-ridden cadavers over the walls of Caffa in the Crimea (Caffa is located near the Black Sea and is…

three types of plagues, often referred to as “The Black Death.” More formally, the three plagues were known as bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic. Elliot’s book states that the bubonic plague resulted from when fleas infected with the bacteria yersinia pestis bit a human. Once the bacteria make it into a human’s lymphatic system, painful bumps develop in the groin, armpits, or neck. People with this disease had a slim chance of survival. A person could live if the bumps split open and the…

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…

a devastating pandemic that struck Europe, Asia and the Middle East in 1347-50 causing an estimated 25 million deaths in Europe alone. Historical records attribute the Black Death to an outbreak of bubonic plague, an epidemic of the bacterium Yersinia pestis spread by fleas, assisted by animals such as the black rat. The result of the plague in Western Europe was not just a huge decline in population; it also had significant short and long-term consequences for all levels of society and the…

initial outbreak in the 1340s, the plague returned every few generations, including the Elizabethan Era (Benedictow). The plague sometimes known as the “Black Death” was an epidemic of the Bubonic plague caused by a strain of bacterium called Yersinia Pestis, that circulated in large populations of rodents (Benedictow).…