Prognos Pros And Cons Research Paper

The bubonic plague is a bacterial disease that is considered one of the most lethal in history. Recorded pandemics of the plague reach back to 541 A.D. and minor epidemics can still be found around the world (Plague). The plague consists of a bacterium called Yersinia pestis. This bacterium has the ability to mutate quickly and can easily destroy the immune system of the infected person, “it does this by injecting toxins into defense cells such as macrophages that are tasked with detecting bacterial infections. Once these cells are knocked out, the bacteria can multiply unhindered.” (Plague) The bubonic plague has a number of symptoms ranging from a headache to seizures. The most distinguishable

Apparently this plague is is very deadly, and came to us by rats during sea travel through the Mediterranean. The Black Death brought three specific plagues to my village: bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, septicemic plague. These plagues have each come with there own symptoms. The bubonic plague’s symptoms

What is the plague? The plague or referred to as the Black Death, according to the CDC (2015), “is a disease that affects humans and other mammals and caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria. Humans usually get plague after being bitten by a rodent flea that is carrying the plague bacterium or by handling an animal infected with plague”. There are three categories of a plague. There is the bubonic plague, which is the most common form. With this form bacteria infects the lymph system and causes it to become inflamed. Symptoms of this type of plague are fever, headache, chills, and swollen and tender lymph nodes, which are called buboes. Then there is the Septicemic, which occurs when the bacteria multiply in the blood. Symptoms of this type of plague are fever, chills, extreme weakness, abdominal pain, shock, and possibly bleeding into the skin and other organs. Also, skin and other tissues may turn black and die, especially fingers, toes and the nose (CDC, 2015). Then there is the Pneumonic Plague, which is the most serious form of plague and occurs when Y. pestis bacteria infect the lungs and cause pneumonia (NIH, 2015). This is the only form of the plague that can be transmitted human to human. Symptoms of this form of the plague are ever, headache, weakness, and a rapidly

After 1352, the plague became endemic in England , flaring up routinely and then yearly from 1485 to 1670. Within those two centuries, the plague

Let’s begin, in the year 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean and landed in america. That was the start of The Great Plague, see Columbus was from Italy and sailed with and english crew, so their immune systems were built to resist dangerous diseases, but just because it didn’t affect them doesn’t mean that it wasn’t there, so when they landed in ‘India’ and he saw the ‘Indians’, he passed on the still living plague on to them, and since they never encountered the plague they weren't built to resist it so they began to pass the plague on to other Natives and soon most of the population had the disease.

The Bubonic Plague hit Michigan, one person being infected by the disease, but it was assumed that, since he visited an area in the US which gets hit by the plague often, he did not catch it from anyone in Michigan. According to the article, a few other cases in Western and Southwestern states have appeared. However, the disease has only killed two people in the past few years, and is easily repelled with antibiotics and other treatments.

Plague is a very deadly bacterial disease. It has been a recurring force that has wiped out much of the world’s population during it’s outbreaks. The bacteria that is responsible for one of history’s most deadly diseases is Yersinia pestis. Yersinia pestis first infectes a rat. The rat is then the host for a flea. The flea feeds on the blood of the rat which is infected by the bacteria. For a reason still unknown today the bacteria started multiplying in the flea blocking it 's stomach. This caused the flea to throw up the infected rats blood into the human when it feeds on it.

Some people may not realize that the plague to abolish about one third of Europe's population, is still infecting humans. In the 2000s, over 20,000 people became infected by the bubonic plague, but now because of the medical advancements since the medieval times, it doesn't take as many lives. During the 13th through 14th century, when the pandemic had reached its all time high, it had came through fleas biting humans and many had to suffer through the agonizing symptoms. Then it had finally simmered down, but there were long lasting effects from the plague.

The merciless Black Plague is spreading quickly through our land. It causes dark spots to appear on the skin. Those who get the plague also get a high fever. Blood come out of the dark spots. For some victims, their breathing slows down as their lungs start to collapse. Very few have survived the Black Plague. To avoid the plague, stay away from any victims of the plague. Also, some of our health officials suggest staying near warm places or light so that the plague spirits won’t come.

Now, what was the plague? It wasn’t just one disease, it was a combination of three bacterial strains: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. If you got it, the least dangerous was the bubonic. You would get a high fever, chills, buboes, rapid heartbeat and vomiting, within 3 to 6 days of having this, up to 50-80% of the victims died. Pneumonic, which was less common, infected the respiratory system and killed almost all its victims taking only hours to do so. Last, was septicemic, this type infected the bloodstream, which ended up killing all who got it. But, either way, whichever form you got you would still end up dying. And although this happened in the 14th century, this was not the first time the plague had gone around. It went to Europe in the 18th century and into Africa and Asia the 20th century.

In fourteenth century Europe, the main object of the people's’ fears was the Bubonic Plague, more commonly know as the Black Death. They were nothing less than ecstatic when the giant outbreak of the disease had diminished, but it could not be put out completely. In 2015, nearly 15 cases were reported of the Bubonic Plague. The most recent being reported on September 14, 2015, in Marquette County, Michigan. Residents described fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, and swollen lymph nodes in the armpits, neck, and groin.

The Bubonic Plague of 2014 has happened and people are wondering if they can it get and wonder why is this happening. There were 15 cases reported to Centers Of Disease Control and four cases were fatal. On the average seven cases are reported each year. Health Care providers are noticing the plague in patients with these symptoms. The Plague usually occurs in semi rural areas and rural areas. The 2014 cases were reported in eight states.Now scientist are coming up with many different medications that we can use to treat like antibiotics. When the Black Plague happened they haven't came up with medications to treat anyone yet and so many people died. Just like the Black Plague everything was caused by a flea. The plague occurs in the late spring

Today in society the plague still exists in various parts of the world. In 2003 more than 2,100 humans and 180 death were recorded but, all of them found in Africa. The last reported serious outbreak of the Black Death was in 2006 in the Congo in central Africa, when at least 50 people died. So far today no one heard if the Black Death still exists and if it is going to come to your town or where you live? We will never find out till last minute or when it is here

It was believed in the middle ages that this disease was caused by poor hygiene, bad eating habits, corrupted humid air, and a lack of rest. Once a person was thought to be infected the doctors would move them to a non-infected area thinking that this would heal the persons illness instead this transported the disease even further than normal. In modern times we have made leaps and bounds to control this illness. One of the main problems of the plague is that it is not treatable until the victim gets tested and confirmed that the plague is the illness. Once that is done they will start receiving high doxycycline doses and many other types of antibiotics. The mortality rate for someone that is not treated is 50-90% compared to treated cases of 1-15%.

Many epidemics have struck the earth and caused the death of millions. The Black Plague was one of the most catastrophic epidemics to have ever existed. The plague overtook Europe in 1347, infecting a large portion of Europe’s population until the early 1350s. The bacteria that had induced the plague were found in fleas, which resided on the bodies of rats and spread to other animals. The plague overwhelmed Europe so rapidly that countries were left helpless against the disease. The efforts to cure the Black Plague in Europe were unsuccessful due to the insufficient treatment, limited prevention, and the unsanitary conditions of the people in the 14th century.