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The Black Plague travelled by the infected fleas living on the host, which was most of the time a rat. In the time of the black plague in Europe, especially in England, people were very religious. Many thought that the plague was a punishment from God and thereby started making antidotes and so called "cures". One "cure" was brought by the flagellants, who believed that if they publicly hurt themselves, and shed blood, they would be spared by God's wrath. The blood from the flagellants was rubbed in the eyes and on the face of onlookers who believed the flagellants to be holy. This was not the smartest idea because blood was another way the disease travelled. Also, people who had the plague were quarantined, and to avoid being quarantined, family members or servants that had the plague were hidden away. The plague was very contagious and so the families themselves got the plague as well. For more information on the plague and how it was spread I recommend using the book Daily Life during the Black Deathby Joseph P. Byrne.
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∙ 8y agovia travelers, beggars, rats. Mostly via trade of goods and other means.
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∙ 8y agoBlack Death started in china. With Mongol armies attacking Europe, it spread in Europe.
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∙ 6y agoThe black (bubonic) plague was spread by fleas on rats.
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∙ 8y agoBy rats that carried the fleas that carried the bacteria.
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Who were the men that bought the plague to England?
The plague was brought to England by fleas, living on rats who travelled on the many sailing ships from the Far East.
When the plague struck what did people do to apologize to god?
Some of them took to the streets, whipping themselves as they travelled from place to place, preaching the sinful nature of man and trying to get others to join them.
How did people attempt to stop them from catching the black death?
There was little scientific or medical knowledge in the Middle Ages, so most of what they did to try to stop the plague did not have any effect on it. Some things they did were: applied poultices of various foods and substances to the buboes (the swellings caused by the plague); opened the buboes with knives, which actually would make the plague spread faster; various folk medicine or witchcraft remedies such as using a frog applied to the buboes, to try to remove the plague; prayer and blessing by priests, which often resulted in the death of the priest from the plague; blaming minorities and trying to stop the plague by removing the minorities (such as Jews) from their midst; herbal and dietary remedies; flagellation (whipping themselves) was practiced by some in an effort to get God's forgiveness, because they believed the plague was the result of sin. Unfortunately, the flagellation opened wounds on the bodies of such people, giving an easy route for the disease to spread. These people, known as "flagellants," also travelled from town to town to spread their belief that the plague could be stopped in this way, and the fact that they travelled also increased the plague, because they were carrying it with them in their bodies from town to town.
How did the Caribs travelled?
they travelled by Ferrari
Was the bubonic plague caused by rat excrement?
No. Bubonic plague is transmitted by fleas carried by infected rats or people. The pathogen is typically carried by rodents. In the case of the waves of plague that ravaged Europe and the Mid-East in the middle ages, it was carried by rats and other infected humans.The disease you may be confusing bubonic plague with could be cholera which is transmitted by contamination of water by an infected person's feces.Answer:No, it was caused by rats, but not their excrete. the bubonic plague and pneumonic plague were started by rats who jumped off a ship that had come from countries infected with the plague. It wasn't actually the rats that started it, either. fleas travelled in the dirty hairs of the rats and then flourished in the grime and unhygienic areas near London. The plague spread quickly throughout England and Ireland, and only a small part of Scotland was not affected. 1 in 3 people died, altogether. Many towns and villages were quarantined to stop the plague spreading.
How did the plague begin?
The plague started in 1665 in the hot sticky weeks of September. It all started when a french tradesman was sailing over to Asia to trade his stolen products for gold and goods. Because this french man lived his life as a filthy slob, he attracted rats, which carried fleas full of the virus, the plague... When he arrived the rats spread out all over Asia spreading the disease. the plague then travelled across many countries such as Europe and Russia, when trade and wars become necessary. London suffered the worst after over 100,000 people died!
What is the collective noun for a plague of?
The collective noun plague (a word for a dangerous disease that spreads quickly) is used to group things that are harmful and have become too common (a plague of violence, a plague of accidents); or things that have become too great in number, seemingly our to control (a plague of locusts, a plague of rats).
What was the second plague?
a plague of frogsthe great plague of eyam
When did the plague reach Eyam?
George Viccars who was a tailor received a parcel from London with a damp cloth in it. he then put it in front of a natural fire and died a few days later. the plague in Eyam was not caused by rats or fleas, the disease was in the air vapours and it travelled from person to person. There is a link below.
What plague did Giogione die of?
The black plague. The plague was transferred by rats.
Why was the doctor in 1664 was call the plague doctor?
Because they tried to cure the plague. Doctor who cures the plague --> plague doctor.
What was the third plague?
the-plague of gnats
