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Is bubonic plague transmitted by rats?
The Bubonic Plague otherwise known as black dealth was originally spread by a type of insect I believe similar to a mosquito. In Asia, around India, has a huge collection of rats and the disease was passed to the rats. Rats then got in sewers and other commonly used places by Europeans and so they got the plague
Why did the bubonic plague return again and again?
It's like any other disease. It never really went away.
What is a fatal disease other than cystic fibrosis?
Cancer, lukemia, scarlet fever, bubonic plague, rabies, there are lots more.
What happens to the lymph nodes when having the bubonic plague?
In cases of bubonic plague, the lymph nodes become swollen and painful due to the infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. This condition, known as buboes, typically occurs in the groin, armpit, or neck and is characterized by significant inflammation and tenderness. The swollen lymph nodes can become necrotic and may even rupture if the infection progresses. This is a hallmark symptom of bubonic plague, distinguishing it from other forms of the disease.
What is the real common name for plague?
The common name for bubonic plague is the Black Death.
Was the bubonic plague transmitted by rats?
Bubonic Plague started in 1347. It was a terrible disease that was carried out with black rats and fleas. This terrible disease was affected the Medieval society. It was a terrible because so many peasants died and that nobody was left to farm the land and do the daily work.The Bubonic Plague (or called "Black Death") was an epidemic that sturk Europe. People from China and Mongolia came with the disease from trading on the silk road. In 1348 the virus ,known as the Yersinia pestis bacterium, and until 1351 the bacterium had killed 1/3 of Europe. Leaving less farmers and other people that held jobs that were important to the economy. The Europeans blamed the Jews for the plague by poisining the water. Really, it was from an infected rat a flea bite the rat thenn bite a human and then kept on biting other humans. Other break outs occured between 1451-1721.Bubonic Plague is still around today. But fortuantly not in Europe and Asia
What are the forms of plague?
There were two forms of plague, one Bubonic and the other Pneumonic. Pneumonic was not currable.
What cause bubonic plague?
The black death, other wise known as the Bubonic Plague occurred in Europes middle ages. It was caused by a disease that rats and fleas carried and as shown, was deadly, for there was no cure for it then
Which is worse the plague or bubonic plague?
Today, when people say the plague as in a disease, they generally mean the bubonic plague. However, there are three types of plague: - bubonic - the kind with the swollen lymph nodes called buboes, that's where the name comes from - pneumonic - this is transmitted by coughing and people usually die within 2 days of showing symptoms - septicemic, which is in your blood and causes tissue to die. Pneumonic is far more contageous and kills quicker than the other two, so that's arguably the worst. If you mean the Plague as in the big pandemic that wiped out 1/3 of Europe in the 1350s, it was a mixture of bubonic and pneumonic.
What role did the rats play in European history during the 1300s?
Rats in this time carried the Black Plague also known as the beubonic plague. My History teacher gave me this vid link "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZy6XilXDZQ" it's about the black plague and they also do other history songs.
What is the name for bubonic plague?
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 are two types of plague?
One type is from a bite of a flea that carries the disease. The spot where the person is bitten turns black and forms a pustule. The other type was carried by the air and came from a cough of an infected person ( like the flu). The people who got the plague this way died faster than the people with the bite.
