Bubonic plague

Bubonic Plague In London 1665 the Bubonic Plague killed over 17,000 people in one year that is almost 20% of the population. The disease affects the immune system mainly. Once the body catches this disease there will be many horrible symptoms. The disease is caused by a bacteria called Yersinia Pestis the function of the bacteria is the disease Bubonic Plague. The Yersinia Pestis in a bacteria that affects the immune system. The immune system is made up of T Lymphocytes and B Lymphocytes or

Avery Whitbeck Hour 7 2.11.17 R&J Research Paragraph Bubonic Plague The Bubonic Plague has existed for thousands of years and causes horrific symptoms. According to “Bubonic Plague” by Kathleen Scogna, the first documented outbreak was in 430 BC which hit Athens, Greece, while the second and most famous outbreak was in London in 1346 killing one-third of the population of Europe. The Bubonic Plague swept across the rest of the world with new epidemics from the fourteenth to the seventeenth centuries

end Janiya K. Davis Oak Grove High School The black plague was one the most feared pandemics of the Middle ages. The plague was so prominent it has it’s own nursery rhyme, Ring around the rosy, that is still sung today.  Understanding this disease can only follow knowing it’s origin.     Initially affecting rats, the Black or Bubonic plague was transmitted by fleas. The Europeans were first introduced to the plague in October of 1347 by an Italian trading ship coming from China, which

Currently the bubonic is not that common but is still infecting a small portion of the earth. The Bubonic Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia Pestis, a zoonotic bacteria, usually found in small animals and their fleas. It is transmitted between animals and humans by the bite of infected fleas, direct contact, inhalation and rarely, ingestion of infective materials. Locations The second pandemic, widely known as the "Black Death" or the Great Plague, originated in

from the Bubonic Plague in Europe. The Bubonic Plague started in Italy in the spring of 1348 and started to spread throughout Europe. This plague nearly killed between 25-50% of Europe population. This disease they believe came from almost everything what it came from. The Bubonic Plague was also known as the Black Plague and Black Death. Throughout the middle ages, the people believed that this plague came from the gods above as punishment for their sins. The real cause of the plague was infected

The Bubonic Plague seems now to be a problem of the past, but as time goes on, the science world discovers more about the inner workings of the illness. The basics of the plague, however, have been known for a while. As we know it, the Bubonic Plague is no longer an issue in everyday life, but, surprisingly, it is still affecting people around the world. While cases of this can be found in the more rural parts of the United States, it is primarily an issue in third-world countries, where rats and

There are not many things that can trigger the bubonic plague. The microbe that causes the infectious disease is a bacteria known as Yersinia Pestis. The disease is contagious and can spread in many ways. Yersinia Pestis has the characteristics of being stick shaped,being a non-motile, an anaerobic bacterium with bipolar staining,and that also produces a slime layer that is antiphagocytic. The plague is manifested in pneumonic and and bubonic forms. The way the disease transfers is that first there

Bubonic Plague I’m doing my disease diary over the “Black Death” or Bubonic Plague. It is extremely rare and spreads through fleas. It’s caused by the bacteria Yersinia Pestis. There are anti-biotics. But you will need to stay in a hospital under medical supervision. Usually resolves within days to weeks. It killed over 50 million people in the 1400’s. That comes out to a little over 60% of Europes population. Only five people got it in 2015 and that was throughout the whole world. There are three

Disease 1: THE BUBONIC PLAGUE 1. Disease The Bubonic Plague or ‘Black Death’ is a potentially fatal disease that spread rapidly and most infamously, throughout Europe during the Middle Ages. The disease is spread by Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative and rod-shaped bacterium that is transported through infected fleas and rodents, which can be seen in figure 1. (Wayangankar, 2015) Figure 1: Yersinia Pestis bacteria 2. Causes The Bubonic Plague is a vector-bourne illness, meaning, it requires a living

The Bubonic Plague devastated and tore through the Afro-Eurasian world. Millions of people died, cities fell, and countries went into a state of panic. The Afro-Eurasian world was falling apart. Eventually, the spread of the plaque grew less and less, the road to recovery started. While nations, cities, and people started to rebuild themselves back up, the Afro-Eurasian world changed. The Bubonic Plague caused lasting changes throughout Western Europe, China, and the Islamic Empire. Changes occurred