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Black Plague By: Emily Ramirez & Genesis Cuevas 

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Black Plague By: Emily Ramirez & Genesis Cuevas 

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The bacteria Yersina pestis is a (virulent pathogen).
Microbiological Characteristics are a gram negative, bipolar- straining coccobacillus which is apart of the Enterobacteiaceae family. Its a "Intacelluar" pathogen, which basically means that it needs blood in order to survive.
It's also a fermantative, motile organism that produces a thick anti-phagoytic slime layer in it's place.

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Bite of an infected flea (Xenopsylla Cheopis)

Infested rat

Contact with contaminated fluid or tissue

Airborne

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Symptoms may include.
-Pain areas: in abdomen or muscles

-Cough: can have blood

-Overall Body: fever, chills, fatigue, migraies or malaise

-Gastrointestinal: diarrhea, upset stomach,  nausea, or vomiting (of blood)
seizures, gangrene.

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Can be treated with various antibiotics including...
- Streptomycin        - Doxycycline
- Gentamicin           - Moxifloxacin
- Levo Hoxacin       - Chloramphenol

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Caused Depopulation
Hit the economy
Set more modern medicine
Sparked major changes in public

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Extremely rare

Wiped out between 25 to 60% of Europe's population

Killed anywhere from 90 to 95%

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Anyone can get infected by the Black Plague

Nobody was immune of the Black Plague

Jews were affected BUT in a different way