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What did diseased rats cause in the middle ages?
Tthe bubonic plague - which killed a lot of people and that there was no cure for.
What is difference between pneumonic and bubonic plague?
Bubonic and septicemic plague are two of the three types of plague. The main difference between the two is that the bubonic plague cause extreme infection and swelling of the lymph nodes while the septicemic plague cause the body's clotting mechanism to stop.
How did bubonic plague affect people in the medieval times?
The Bubonic Plague killed nearly 80 to 90 percent of the population killing 1 out of every 3 people. the cause of the plague were fleas which were carried by rats which lived on boats. The people didn't know what was causing the plague at the time and thought it was a message from God. Hope this helps!
How did it feel to have the bubonic plague?
A person suffering from the bubonic plague might feel tired, have the chills, experience a very high fever, have seizures, and have pain in the lymph areas- among other things. Bubonic plague generally progresses into additional illnesses as well after it afflicts the person. The bacteria spreads rapidly when injected into a human host and can cause the lymph nodes to haemorrhage and swell. It also causes death relatively quickly. Amy coombes
What made plague frightening?
The speed that Bubonic Plague overtook its victims and the gruesomeness of the death were particularly frightening, especially when the cause was unknown.
Why has Australia never had the bubonic plague?
Australia has had the bubonic plague. The bubonic plague first hit Australia in January 1900 and continued through to July, when a major cleansing operation was conducted in Sydney. However, ships coming from overseas continued to cause more outbreaks of the plague in Australia right through to 1925. During this time, there were 1371 cases of plague reported, and 535 deaths.
What disease is spread by rat fleas?
The rats and fleas carried the black death ** Correction... Rat fleas carried the Bubonic Plague. There is still speculation as to whether the black death was actually bubonic plague as there are very many differences between the pandemics. One theory is that the black death was actually Ebola.
Names of bacteria or a virus?
The bacteria that is believed to be the main cause of Black Death (bubonic plague, pneumonic plague and septicemic) is yersinia pestis.
What did philosophers believe caused the bubonic plague?
what caused the black death was rats from china cause when people from china would come over to Europe to deliver things they have made for the europeans and the rats came on the ship with these fleas on them and the fleas carried the bubonic plague witch got into the rats so when the people from china came over with this disease all the rats came out of the ship and the Chinese people died on the ship with the disease it caused the bubonic plague to happen witch it did so that's what happened.
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.
What diseases are caused by yesinia pestis?
Human Yesinia Pestis can cause infections such as pneumonic, septicimic and bubonic plague. This is suspected to have been the cause of some of the high-mortality epidemics in human history. It appears to have an effect on some animals such as the black-tailed prairie dog and the black-footed ferret.
What cures were used for the bubonic plague?
During the time of the bubonic plague, various ineffective cures were attempted, such as bloodletting, herbal remedies, and wearing protective charms. These methods were based on the miasma theory of disease, which believed that illnesses were caused by "bad air." However, the true cause of the bubonic plague, Yersinia pestis bacteria, was not understood at the time, leading to ineffective treatments. The development of antibiotics in the 20th century revolutionized the treatment of the bubonic plague, making it a highly treatable disease today.
