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The Black Death arrived in Europe around the 1320's. People traveled by sailing at the time, and those who traded or traveled caught the disease from infected rats that were aboard the ships. Originally the plague was known as the "Great Pestilence," it killed around 1/3 of Europe's population in two years. After the plague took its root in Europe, it moved about to reach new populations all over. The disease began due to a very pathogenic (rod shaped) bacterium. One bacterium is enough to kill a mouse. This bacterium is known as Yersinia pestis. This bacterium was carried by rats, however, the rats were not the main contributor. Fleas on the other hand, were the ones that transmitted the disease from rats to humans. All it takes is one flea to bite a mouse (they ingest the blood), and then bite into a human host, thus transferring the contaminated blood into the human. As the bacteria expands inside the flea, it congests their digestive tract, causing the flea to think it's starving. Naturally, the flea bites the new host more, but is unaware that it throws up the contaminated blood into the bite wound. This action spreads the plague quickly. As you can imagine, people of the time wanted to get rid of household rodents or the rats on their ships. Because they tried to kill them, the fleas were in close proximity of the humans, and the plague spread quickly.
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Did the Black Death come to Canada?
No it did not come into Canada, as Canada was not discovered by Europeans yet. However, the Black death usually refers to Bubonic Plague so if you are talking about modern times the Black death did come to Canada. However, most would agree, the Black Death did not come to Canada
When did the black death come to the UK?
1665
What year did the Black death come to England?
1348
Did the black death come from rats?
yes, it certainly did. In Mongol army camps rats died and spread Black Death.
Why did the black death come back?
Because labs are careless.
Where did the fleas that caused the black death come from?
Rattus rattus They were carried by the wild Black Rat.
In black death what colour was the fluid that would come out of the swellings?
The Black Death is also known as the bubonic plague. The swellings are black in color. The fluid is yellow with a bloody tinge.
How did St Sebastian come to be associated with the Black Death?
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What Was another name for bubonic plague?
Another name for the plague is the black death
What time did the black death come to to England?
1348 June to 1350 June It was in England for 2 years
What animal did the black death come from?
It was a disease passed on by contact with people who were infected & fleas, EVERYONE could get it.
What area of the world did the black death come from?
Can be traced back to the Gobi Desert of Mongolia in the 1320's
