Black Death

Black Death Black Death: Bubonic horror There is no doubt that this disease was deadly. Deadly and downcast to watch. The death rate was 90% for those exposed to the bacterium. It was transmitted by the fleas from infected Old English black rats. The symptoms were clear: vain lymph nodes (buboes, hence the name), high fever, and delirium. In the worst case, the lungs became infected and the pneumonic form was spread from person to person by coughing, sneezing, or simply talking. From the time of infection to death was less than one(a) week. At its worst, the bubonic abomination killed 2 million victims a year.

The plague started in the East, possibly China, and quickly spread by dint of and through Europe. Whole communities were wiped out and corpses littered the streets as there was no one left to bury them. It began in London in the poor, overcrowded parish of St. Giles-in-the-Field. It started slowly at first but by may of 1665, (43) had died. In J...If you want to get a full essay, swearing it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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