The Black Death by https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9 Made with death en-us 2018-05-11 01:41:38 UTC 2025-10-31 20:39:22 UTC hello@padlet.com This is a picture of someone that is suffering from Black Death. 0208916 https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/259828201 2018-05-11 01:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/259828201 The Black Death is thought to have originated in the dry plains of Central Asia, where it then travelled along the Silk Road, reaching Crimea by 1343.[5] From there, it was most likely carried by Oriental rat fleas living on the black rats that were regular passengers on merchant ships, spreading throughout the Mediterranean and Europe. 0208916 https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/259828560 2018-05-11 01:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/259828560 Today, it's best known as the Black Death or the bubonic plague. Medieval people called it "the blue sickness," La pest ("the Pestilence"), and "the Great Mortality." The name bubonic comes from the medieval Latin word bubo via Italian bilbo--meaning a pustule, growth, or swelling. 0208916 https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/259829433 The most common form of plague is bubonic plague. It’s usually contracted when an infected rodent or flea bites you. In very rare cases, you can get the bacteria from material that has come into contact with an infected person.
When the bacteria spread to or first infect the lungs, it’s known as pneumonic plague — the most lethal form of the disease. When someone with pneumonic plague coughs, the bacteria from their lungs are expelled into the air. Other people who breathe that air can also develop this highly contagious form of plague, which can lead to an epidemic.
When the bacteria enter the bloodstream directly and multiply there, it’s known as septicemic plague. When they’re left untreated, both bubonic and pneumonic plague can lead to septicemic plague]]> 2018-05-11 01:53:50 UTC https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/259829433 Plague is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis. These bacteria are found mainly in rodents, particularly rats, and in the fleas that feed on them. Other animals and humans usually contract the bacteria from rodent or flea bites. 0208916 https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/259830484 2018-05-11 02:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/259830484 The Black Death is estimated to have killed 30–60% of Europe's total population. In total, the plague may have reduced the world population from an estimated 450 million down to 350–375 million in the 14th century. 0208916 https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/259830720 2018-05-11 02:01:40 UTC https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/259830720 0208916 https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/260328629 2018-05-14 04:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/260328629 The doctors during the Black Death wear 'beak masks'? Plague doctors wore a mask with a bird-like beak to protect them from being infected by the disease, which they believed was airborne. In fact, they thought disease was spread by miasma, a noxious form of 'bad air. 0208916 https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/260329287 Sitting in a room between two enormous fires. fumigating your house with herbs. to try to stop what they believed was God punishing them for their sin, 'flagellants' went on processions whipping themselves. in the 1361 - 1364 outbreak, doctors learned how to help the patient recover by bursting the buboes.
Antibiotics such as streptomycin, gentamicin, doxycycline, or ciprofloxacin are used to treat plague. Oxygen, intravenous fluids, and respiratory support are usually also needed. People with pneumonic plague must be kept away from caregivers and other patients ]]> 2018-05-14 04:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/260329287 An Image of someone dying of Bubonic Plague 0208916 https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/260332311 2018-05-14 04:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/0208916/7j8brjw00pr9/wish/260332311