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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 also know as t cells and b cells. When the immune system gets infected the t cells will start

Plague. The Yersinia Pestis was a bacteria that caused the Black Plague, also known as the Bubonic Plague which was spread worldwide. The definition of plague is a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium, typically with the formation of buboes. Due to the lack of knowledge about sanitation in the 14th century, the Black Plague killed about 60% of Europe’s population (Benedictow). The two main causes of the Black Plague were the yersinia pestis and the lack of sanitation

There have been many dangerous diseases in history some of them even continuing to today. For example, ebola, AIDS, and scarlet fever. These diseases have affected millions of people all over the world. It is truly heartbreaking. In this essay, I will talk about one of these diseases—the Black Death—and its history and how it impacted Europe and how the bacteria could be weaponized for terrorism. Also called the plague; the Black Death traveled from Asia to the area around the Mediterranean Sea

Yersinia pestis An educational presentation by Caitlin Gibbs General Outline Covering:  History and Relevance  Biological Characteristics  Pathogenesis  Detection Not covering  Its use as a biological warfare agent The Plague Considered by many to be the greatest pandemic in the history of the world, the Plague is a disease that has ‘plagued’ the world for over a millennia. Three major pandemics recorded throughout history— claimed an estimated 200 million lives. History of the Plague The

the bacterium responsible for the plague has been menacing human populations longer than we have presumed so. According to the studies Zimmer discusses within his article, the infectious strains of bacteria responsible for the Black Death, Yersinia pestis, was able to be traced back to the genomes extracted from the teeth of ancient human remains dating back thousands of years prior to the Medieval Period or Black Death. This certainly proves

symptoms are the following: • swellings most commonly in the groin, armpits and neck • Dark patches • Coughing up of blood. 5. How does one individual get/receive this disease? One can get the Bubonic Plague when you are bitten by Yersinia Pestis flea or a Yersinia pestis infected rodent. One can also get the Bubonic Plague through a piece of contaminated clothing or any other material which was used by a person with the Bubonic Plague. The contaminated object must touch an opening area in one’s skin,

The bubonic plague is also known as The Black Death plague because of the symptom, gangrene, which cause blackness of the extremities. The bubonic plague is an infectious-bacterial disease which classifies as proteobacterial, the pathogen Yersinia pestis is responsible for causing the bubonic plague as well as pneumonic and specticemic, Yersinia pathogen is a gram negative, rod shaped and non-spore forming bacteria. The bubonic plague is the most devastating pandemic in human history it has estimated

Transmission of the Plague to Humans Abstract Yersinia pestis is a bacterium that has been well known to mankind for centuries. Its mechanisms of survival in wide variety of species are extraordinary. The power of this bacterium is dependent on its manipulation of the immune system of its host’s. Its means of survival in the flea and its use of the flea as a vector to other desirable hosts portray this bacterium’s true capability. This flea is the main cause of the bacterium to other animals

The bubonic plague or commonly know as the black death is fatal infectious bacterial infection of the lymphatic system caused by that bacteria Yersinia pestis and is typically found in animals particularly rats and in fleas and only take a single bit for the bacteria to be transmitted to other animals and humans. The plague has three forms such as the. • Bubonic plague • Septicemic plague • Pneumonic plague In the early stages symptoms of the plague may include • Fever • Chills • Muscle aches

75 to 200 million people, and peaking in Europe in the years 1346to 1353 (Dunham, 2008). Analysis of DNA from victims in northern and southern Europe indicated that the pathogen responsible for causing several forms of the disease was the Yersinia pestis bacterium (Haensch et al, 2010). The use of the term plague is presently applied to the bacterial infections that cause buboes, but in the past, the medical use of the term plague has been applied to any pandemic infections in general. A famous synonymous