The black death was one of the most devastating plagues in human history. It was caused by the bubonic plague and its variants,. In the 14th century something happened that caused the disease spread . It was likely the rise of trade. The disease lived in fleas carried by rats. When a rat died, the fleas on that rat would need to find another host. When that host was a human, the people would get very sick and most people who had the disease would die very quickly.
It is assumed that the disease started near the Himalayan mountain range. In 1333 the plague killed thousands of people in China and the disease started spreading west . By 1347 it had reached Constantinople, and it continued rapidly west through the Balkans, Italy, France, …show more content…
It’s contracted when an infected rodent or flea bites you. Bubonic plague infects your immune system, causing inflammation. Untreated, it can move into the blood stream and cause septicemic plague, or to the lungs, causing pneumonic plague.
Septicemic Plague
When the bacteria enters the bloodstream directly and multiply there, it’s known as septicemic plague. When they’re left untreated, both bubonic and pneumonic plague can lead to septicemic plague.
Pneumonic Plague
When the bacteria spread to the lungs, you have pneumonic plague, this is the most lethal of the three. When someone with pneumonic plague coughs, the bacteria from their lungs are expelled into the air, this causes this plague to be the most continues of the three. Pneumonic plague is the only form of the plague that can be transmitted from person to person. What are the Symptoms?
Symptoms of Bubonic plague usually appear within two to six days. The symptoms are: fever and chills, headache, muscle pain, general weakness and seizures. Pneumonic plague symptoms usually appear with in a day of exposure to the disease. These symptoms include: Trouble breathing, chest pain, Cough, fever, headache, overall weakness and bloody
It is assumed that the disease started near the Himalayan mountain range. In 1333 the plague killed thousands of people in China and the disease started spreading west . By 1347 it had reached Constantinople, and it continued rapidly west through the Balkans, Italy, France, …show more content…
It’s contracted when an infected rodent or flea bites you. Bubonic plague infects your immune system, causing inflammation. Untreated, it can move into the blood stream and cause septicemic plague, or to the lungs, causing pneumonic plague.
Septicemic Plague
When the bacteria enters the bloodstream directly and multiply there, it’s known as septicemic plague. When they’re left untreated, both bubonic and pneumonic plague can lead to septicemic plague.
Pneumonic Plague
When the bacteria spread to the lungs, you have pneumonic plague, this is the most lethal of the three. When someone with pneumonic plague coughs, the bacteria from their lungs are expelled into the air, this causes this plague to be the most continues of the three. Pneumonic plague is the only form of the plague that can be transmitted from person to person. What are the Symptoms?
Symptoms of Bubonic plague usually appear within two to six days. The symptoms are: fever and chills, headache, muscle pain, general weakness and seizures. Pneumonic plague symptoms usually appear with in a day of exposure to the disease. These symptoms include: Trouble breathing, chest pain, Cough, fever, headache, overall weakness and bloody