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The disease actually originated from rats, the fleas would then suck the rat's blood carrying the disease and then transfer the disease onto a human by sucking the poor victims blood.

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Why were the 1300 a century of crisis?

The Bubonic Plague


What health problem caused massive deaths during Shakespeares lifetime?

It was called the plague. The particular form of plague in the 16th and 17th century was called the "pneumonic plague" which affects the lungs and results in coughing as well as bloody vomit. The Bubonic Plague or black death was a related disease which resulted in massive deaths in the fourteenth century


What Bubonic plague caused an rapid spreading disease?

What Bubonic plague caused an rapid spreading disease


The bubonic plague of the mid-fourteenth century was the most devastating natural disaster in European history you now konw that this plague was caused by rats that were infected by bacteria-carrying?

Yes, the bubonic plague was a catastrophic event in the mid-fourteenth century, caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium carried by fleas on rats. This bacterium is transmitted to humans through flea bites, leading to the devastating effects of the disease. The plague resulted in a significant loss of life and had far-reaching social and economic impacts across Europe.


What is the medical name of the Bubonic Plague?

Bubonic Plague is caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis.


Is bubonic plague a fungus or bacterium?

Bubonic plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. It is not caused by a fungus.


Where in England did the black plaque strike?

I think you mixed up the term Black Death and bubonic plague. Its not plaque. Assuming you meant the bubonic plague, it was not restricted to England. The whole of Europe and central Asia were victims to its merciless ravage. It happened in the fourteenth century.


In the fourteenth century the bubonic plague began where?

Actually, it came from China to India and then down to Europe. Many historians think it came through Italian ports.


Why were 1300s a century of crisis?

The Bubonic Plague


The bubonic plague of the mid-fourteenth century was the most devastating natural disaster in European history and was caused by rats that were infected by bacteria-carrying?

Fleas on Rats that carried the deadly bacteria through trade routes from Asia totally yuck


What was the name of the plague that killed many people in the 14 century?

Well really there were three- the most common being the bubonic plague.


The bubonic plague is a disease caused by what insect?

fly