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What did the officials do to try to stop the spread of the bubonic plague?
They used antibiotics and did blood letting but bloodletting sometimes led to bubonic plaque
What cause the bubonic plague?
Ships were transported back from China which were carrying black rats (Infected Rats) and the fleas that lived on them sucked their blood and then sucked humans blood, therefore giving us the infected blood, therefore giving us the bubonic plague.
How did people know they had the plague?
There were two types of the plague the bubonic plague and the pneumonic. The signs of having the bubonic plague were swellings in your armpits and groin. The signs of having the pneumonic plague were having breathing problems, you coughed up blood and you died more rapidly.
What were the symptons of bubonic plague?
The most famous symptom of bubonic plague is swollen lymph glands, called buboes. These are commonly found in the armpits, groin or neck. The bubonic plague was the first step of the ongoing plague. Two other forms of the plague, pneumonic and septicemic, resulted after a patient with the bubonic plague developed pneumonia or blood poisoning. Other symptoms include spots on the skin that are red at first and then turn black, heavy breathing, continuous blood vomiting, aching limbs, coughing and terrible pain. The pain is usually caused by the actual decaying, or decomposing of the skin while the infected person is still alive.
Which is worse the plague or bubonic plague?
Today, when people say the plague as in a disease, they generally mean the bubonic plague. However, there are three types of plague: - bubonic - the kind with the swollen lymph nodes called buboes, that's where the name comes from - pneumonic - this is transmitted by coughing and people usually die within 2 days of showing symptoms - septicemic, which is in your blood and causes tissue to die. Pneumonic is far more contageous and kills quicker than the other two, so that's arguably the worst. If you mean the Plague as in the big pandemic that wiped out 1/3 of Europe in the 1350s, it was a mixture of bubonic and pneumonic.
What are the differences between the Bubonic and the Pneumonic Plague?
The bubonic plague made the victim vomit, have severe headaches, a high fever, black spots, boils, cough up of blood and have large buboes, sometimes as big as apples, that were filled with puss and blood. They were mainly found underneath armpits and in between legs. The pneumonic plague infected the victims lungs and their respiratory system. It made the victim have bright red blood come from their lungs and out of their mouth.
What are the symloms for the black death?
Bubonic Plague:CoughingWheezingWeaknessBlack boils in groin and armpitSeptacemic Plague(As above, excluding boils)Coughing up blood
How severe is plague?
Today the Bubonic plague isnt so severe because it can be treated by antibiotics. But the other type of plague called the Pneunomic plague spreads faster and victims will die in 2 days, symptoms of the pneunomic plague include coughing blood. However i dont know how the Pneunomic Plague started.
What is the official name of the black plauge?
The Black Plague was an epidemic brought to Europe by trading ships from the eastern Mediterrenean. Itr is thought by many to have been bubonic plague, but others think another disease was responsible The people who got the black plague became covered in "Buboes", or blister like objects filled with macrophages, or immunity cells. It was mostly spread by rat fleas. The Black Plague was called as it is because of internal bleeding, one of the symptoms, and the blood drying and giving the skin a "black" or deep,dark red color.
How do animals get the bubonic plague?
There are three kinds of plague. The most commonly known is the bubonic plague, it's from the fleas that live on rats. People only really get it if they share an environment with rats. Septicemic plague, which is in the blood, also comes from those fleas. Pneumonic plague is spread in the cough droplets of people who have it--people who get this kind of plague usually die within 2 days of contracting it.
What does the name bubonic plague mean?
AnswerBubonic - having or relating to a "bubo", a swollen lymph node, most commonly heard now refering to the swollen lymph nodes seen with plague. Bubo comes from the Greek word Boubon which means either the groin or a swelling in the groin.Origin for the Bubonic Plague NameBubonic plague is named because of the symptoms. The bacterial infection produces a painful swelling of the lymph nodes. These are called buboes. Often the first swelling is evident in the groin. During the Middle Ages, a pandemic of bubonic plague was referred to as the Black Death, because of the blackening of the skin due to the dried blood that accumulated under the skin's surface.
What are the symptoms of bubonic plague?
The following is a list of symptoms of the bubonic plague, or yersinia pestis):FeverBuboes (enlarged lymph nodes)HeadacheAbdominal painChillsDiarrheaNauseaDecreased AppetiteTiny broken blood vessels (petechiae)VomitingComaStiff neckConfusionIf left untreated, deathFor more information on the Bubonic Plague, visit the Related Link provided below.Developing rings on your body, feeling sick, fever, and becoming very weak.There are many but the most obvious include:Buboes (huge blisters) in the neck, armpit, or groin areasSevere fever and headacheChillsMuscle pain, or achesGeneral ill feeling (Malaise)Also, you cough up blood. Sounds fun, I know.Symptoms of bubonic plague include swelling of the lymph nodes, fever, and vomiting. Victims also developed black boils because of blood hemorrhaging under the skin.
