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The research topic I have chosen to do my paper on is the “Black Death” which is also referred to as “the bubonic plague”. Medieval people also referred to it as “the blue sickness”, “pestilence” and “the Great Mortality”. The Black Death was an epidemic from 1343 – 1353, it came to Europe via trading ships after a long journey through the Black Sea. The plague originated in Eastern Asia and worked its way via the trade ships into Western, Europe. The vessels were crammed full of rats and fleas

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and the treatment, one can tell that the plague was horrific. The bubonic plague is a highly infectious disease that affects the lungs and lymph nodes. The plague is caused by a gram-negative, facultative anaerobe bacterial species called Yersinia pestis (“Bubonic Plague”). This same parasite can cause tuberculosis (Scogna). Bubonic plague is one of three forms of the plague. The other two forms are pneumonic and septicemic (“Plague”). The pneumonic form is very contagious; the

the Black Plague in Europe, there were many other plague outbreaks around it, such as the one in the East Roman empire in the sixth century. In 1348 the Bubonic Plague was introduced to the European nations from a type of bacteria called Yersinia pestis which can be carried by fleas that are on the backs of rats,

Catastrophic Killer In 1347, merchants arrived in Sicily from a trading trip in China. They carried Chinese goods on board with them, but they harbored an unknown killer, as well. Hiding on the rats living on board the cargo vessel was the bacteria Yersinia Pestis, or what would later become known as the Black Death.The Black Death was a disease that destroyed much of Europe’s population throughout the 14th century. This rodent-borne disease was a huge obstacle in human progress, as it killed millions of people

by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and carried by fleas. It was named the ‘Black Death’ as people who were infected had black welts and many died. Even if they were alive, they were gravely ill. It is devastating as the plagues spread rapidly to many parts of the world. Furthermore, it is highly contagious and thus easily spread from human to human. People who were infected had almost no chances of recovery or survival. The disease is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. It is mainly found in small

traveled to vast regions including China, India, Persia, Syria and Egypt. The plague is an illness cause by the bacteria strain Yersinia pestis. This particular bacteria strain is known to live within wild rodents especially rats. This disease was transmitted to humans when fleas began to feed upon the blood of infected rats. A toxin produced by Yersinia pestis left the fleas unable to digest the rat blood. This inability to digest the blood left the fleas to vomit infected rat blood into the human

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The Black Death in Popular Culture “Death comes for us all” a quote by author Robert Jordan when discussing the inevitable end of life. One day we will all die, the only question is how? We hope that after living long and prosperous lives we pass into the further in a peaceful manner, but unfortunately that doesn’t always happen. What if death was waiting around every corner, ready to take anyone, young and old, man and woman, rich and poor, would that strike fear into the heart of people? If friends

unknown until people started to notice problems that other people were having. The Black Death or “plague” that killed thousands in the fourteenth century may have evolved into a more modern version of itself. The “plague” is known as the “Yersinia pestis” bacteria, which is a rare zoonotic disease. These diseases are spread from animal to human (Newquist 239, Adamloakun M.D. 718). The bacterium lives in rodents such as rats and is carried by fleas (Newquist 238). When the fleas bite humans, the bacterium