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It didn't except in the hands which was caused by gangrene due to lack of oxygen or frosbite. You can get frosbite by loosing warmth in your hand.
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Why is the black death called the black death did it affect only African-Americans?
The black death refers to the bubonic plague, an epidemic initially thought to be carried by rats, but actually traced to the fleas on the rats. The black plague / black death was most destructive in Europe during the middle ages, so few of the victims likely were black. The bubonic plague has been found in America from time to time and is usually associated with rats or squirrels. The disease does not discriminate. It is equally deadly to all races. It was called 'black death' because of the darkening of the skin shortly before death. The skin would become necrotic and develop lenticulae (black dots or splotches).
What was the black death plague?
The influenza (spanish flu) virus killed a simliar amount of people after World War I, but far fewer as a proportion of the population. The Black Death was the worst biological plague in the history of mankind.
Why was the bubonic plague called the black death?
Because the Yersinia pestis bacteria forms back boils on the surface of the skin. Look at the picture at the link below to answer your question. Internal bleeding also cause blood to pool under the skin, turning it black.
Was the septicemic plague in the black death?
yes it was. and this form of the plague affected the blood and caued the skin to turn black hence the reason they called it the BLACK DEATH
What kind of illness was the black death?
The black death was a specific outbreak of diseases caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, in 1347 to about 1352 in Europe. Historically, there has been some question about this, with some scholars suggesting different organisms being the cause, but modern forensics seem to support Yersinia pestis as the cause.There are three manifestation of disease, referred to as the bubonic plague, the septicemic plague, and the pneumonic plague. Most usually, the disease is bubonic, referring to the buboes or very swollen lymph nodes present. If the disease gets into the blood system, it becomes septicemic, and is very much more likely to be fatal. The pneumonic manifestation happens when the disease gets into the lungs, and in this form it can be spread by the droplets a person coughs up into the air, with the new victims getting it first in the lungs.There is a link below.
What part of the body does the black plague affect?
The skin and the vital organs. It is also called the Bubonic plague because it forms lumps on the skin.
Which type of plague would produce fever chills and weakness very swollen tender lymph nodes of bubo and skin ulcerations?
The Bubonic Plague (a.k.a. the Black Death).
What organs does the bubonic plague affect?
the skin
Why is it called the black plauge?
Because the bubonic plague (first to hit Britain) was when humans got boils, and the boils were BLACK. Because the Bubonic plague, (spread by fleas from infected rats), would cause the victim to receive boils, and blotches of skin that would turn black or blue. These are not boils but enlarged lymph nodes which became black (gangrenous).
Does the Bubonic Plague effect your skin?
yes, it create giant painful welts on your skin
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.
Who made the name for bubonic plague?
The bubonic plague is named after the the lymph glands which swell to form egg-shaped lumps under the skin; these swollen glands are called bubos
What kind of sickness is the black plague?
Answer:The Bubonic plague (Black Death) developed in the middle ages. it was said to be passed on by fleas to rats on merchant ships. The rats then passed it on to the people on the ships who easily transferred it to anyone they came in contact with. All they had to do was breathe on them. The plague made areas of the human body turn black and/or purple, and about 6 million people died from 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 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.
Are the Black Death and the Bubonic plague the same disease?
They are different names for the same thing.
Why is the black death called the black death did it affect only African-Americans?
The black death refers to the bubonic plague, an epidemic initially thought to be carried by rats, but actually traced to the fleas on the rats. The black plague / black death was most destructive in Europe during the middle ages, so few of the victims likely were black. The bubonic plague has been found in America from time to time and is usually associated with rats or squirrels. The disease does not discriminate. It is equally deadly to all races. It was called 'black death' because of the darkening of the skin shortly before death. The skin would become necrotic and develop lenticulae (black dots or splotches).
