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.
The Bubonic Plague
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
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.
Bubonic Plague is caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis.
Bubonic plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. It is not caused by a fungus.
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.
Actually, it came from China to India and then down to Europe. Many historians think it came through Italian ports.
The Bubonic Plague
Fleas on Rats that carried the deadly bacteria through trade routes from Asia totally yuck
Well really there were three- the most common being the bubonic plague.
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