1. The Bubonic Plague “Black Death”
Natalie Lightcap
Mrs. Eckman Wissler
CP British Literature
21 September 2017
The Bubonic Plague
“Black Death”

2. Arrived in Europe by Sea in 1348.
How it came
Arrived in Europe by Sea in 1348.
12 Ships had docked at the Scilian Port of Messina after traveling through the Black Sea.
Killed more than 20 million people had died in Europe alone. ⅓ of its population NL

3. How it is transmitted
Rats are the prime candiate of holding the bacteria of the plague
Fleas then drinks the rats blood causing the bacteria to enter the fleas system
The bacteria rapidly muliplies in the abdomen of the flea
The fleas then bites the human
The Human is infected quickly NL

4. How it starts
First you will get some swelling either in the groin or under the armpit. The swelling will then bleed and start to pus. When it starts to bleed is when you start to have some of the symptoms. NL

5. Symptoms Fevers Chills Vomiting Diarrhea Aches and pain Rapid pulse
Enlargd lymph nodes
Black spots all over the body
And Death NL

6. How it spreads in the body
The Black Death was transmitted by a bacillus called Yersina Pestis. Bacillus travels from person to person or through the air. Also through the bite of an infected fleas or rats. NL

7. People would be healthy one day and that same night they would go to sleep and would never wake up. They had caught the Plague and did not realize it. NL

8. About the Bump Normally under the armpit or in the groin
The size of an Chicken Egg
Tender and warm to the touch
You will expierece sudden on set fevers and chils
And headches. NL

9. Interesting Facts
Many schoars believe that the nursery rhyme “ Ring around the Rosy” was written about the symptoms of the Black Death.
Since it was catagious to animals as well as humans many sheeps dies causing Europe to have a wool shortage.
Because of the black spots you would get on your body they named it the Black Death NL

10. Works Cited “ Black Death.” History.com, A&E Television Networks,2010,
“ 41 Desvasting Facts about the Black Death.” Factsretriever.com.
“ Plague” Mayo Clinic” August 07,2017, NL

11. Resources for Pictures
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12. Cont. resources for pictures. NL