Pneumonic plague

Veronicka Vega Professor Shea English 1020 8, October 2017 The Plague in Modern Times Rough Draft Most people when they hear the word “plague” think of the Black Plague that swept through Europe in the mid 1300’s that resulted in millions of deaths. It is not well known that there are areas where the plague is endemic still to this day in places such as Madagascar, Congo, and even the United States. Public health officials and international organizations such as the World Health Organization, have

The Black Death The Black Death also known as the Bubonic plague was a deadly disease that swept through Europe in the late 1340s to the early 1350s, wiping out over twenty five to forty million people. It is called the Black Death because when victims got sick, they developed massive bulges on their bodies that turned purple and black. The bubonic plague originated in the arid plains of Central Asia, where it then travelled along the Silk Road, reaching Crimea by 1343. From there, it was most likely

knees in the 1350s when the black Plague killed over 25 million people (Frater). I will be covering the history of plague, how the black plague affected Europe, and how plague is affecting the world today. Plague has always been a threat to us, even from the beginning of time our species feared plagues. The first plague I will share about is the Antonine plague. It occurred around 165 to 180 AD, the plague was brought home by returning troops (Frater). The plague at its peak killed over 2000 people

The Plague on the Human Body Many people have a fear of rats, and that fear is completely justified since they were the source of a disease that killed about 200 million people worldwide, the Black Death. The Black Death or the plague is caused by a bacterial strain of Yersinia pestis. The disease is believed to have emerged in Central Asia around 1340. From Asia, the disease has managed to spread throughout the entire world. Even today, the disease still affects all parts of the world, including

Yersinia pestis and the Plague Jin You MMI 133 Dr. Judith Gnarpe One organism that commonly causes diseases in humans is Yersinia pestis. This bacterium is the causative agent of the infamous bubonic plague, primary septicaemic plague, and primary pneumonic plague. Y. pestis was first discovered by Shibasaburo Kitasato and Alexandre Yersin, but due to Yersin’s description of the bacteria being more accurate, this bacterium was named after him (3). There are still disputes going on for who had correctly

was a fatal plague that killed millions of people across the world and how the Black Death was transmitted will be further explained in the essay. The Black Death disease commenced in China and it spread to Europe, which is also further explored. The long and short-term effects will be identified. There are three different known plagues that are known as the bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, and septicemic plague, but they were not all of them were transmitted in the same way. This plague commenced

By the 14th century, the plague had wiped out sixty percent of Europe’s population. Because of its devastating fatality rate, The Black Plague was one of the most devastating pandemics in history. The disease was made famous by the outbreak in Europe, however it did not originate there. The origination of the Plague, History of the Plague, Strains and Symptoms, as well as effects of the Plague are essential ideas, important to understand the Black Plague. The Black Plague is said to have originated

Plague is an infectious disease that caused by Yesinia Pestis. This bacterium is gram negative-rod shaped- coccobacillus and obligates intracellular pathogen that must contain within the blood to survive. Yesinia is name after Swiss bacteriologist Alexander-Emile- jean Yersin (1863-1943) who identified it in 1894 after his trip to Hong Kong. Human get plague after rodent flea carry the plague bacterium or by animal that infected with this plague. This can causes serious illness or even death if

Death “Nothing is so catching as the plague; now fanaticism, no matter of what nature, is only the plague of the human mind.” Hell on earth. Believed by many, a disease originated in the plains of central Asia and traveled significantly at the beginning of the year 1346. The disease rapidly spread throughout cities for centuries. Mostly found in rodents and their fleas, the disease was in fact a bacterial infection. This disease which resulted in a plague outbreak was known as the black death.

social classes of Europe. A common nursery rhyme, “Ring Around the Rosey”, seems harmless but actually refers to one of Europe’s most devastating diseases known as the plague. According to Dictionary.com, the word epidemic is defined as a widespread infectious disease in a community at a particular time. The “Black Death” or plague was known as a huge epidemic in European history because at least 75 million people died (Richard). The reason the “Black Death” occurred was simple. Due to the fact