https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q Yersinia Pestis (Plague) en-us 2021-07-16 23:15:25 UTC 2026-02-26 07:00:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2620.png zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052409 2021-07-16 23:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052409 zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052470 The bubonic plague caused by Yersinia pestis devastated Europe and Asia. The plague began and spread due to the mass infestation of rats that ran around Europe and Asia. The people panicked as they died, and made rash decisions. Treatments such as bloodletting and boil-lancing were popular. Crusades/riots were also made to kill others to atone for human crimes against god. The bubonic plague even spread to the livestock that farmers used to supply food.]]> 2021-07-16 23:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052470 zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052508 Reducing rodent habitat around your home is a major prevention step. This helps lessen contact with rodent fleas.
Wear gloves when handling potentially infected animals.
Avoid potentially infected animals. ]]> 2021-07-16 23:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052508 zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052622 2021-07-16 23:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052622 zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052672 The plague is a very serious illness that can lead to death, but it can be treated with common antibiotics.]]> 2021-07-16 23:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052672 zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052703 2021-07-16 23:39:54 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052703 zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052734 Pneumonic Yersinia pestis includes weakness and rapidly developing pneumonia with shortness of breath, cough, and sometimes bloody or watery sputum.
Bubonic Yersinia pestis includes swollen, tender lymph glands and fever, chills, and weakness.
Septicemic Yersinia pestis includes fever, prostration, abdominal pain, shock, and bleeding into skin and other organs.]]> 2021-07-16 23:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052734 zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052795 Yersinia pestis is mostly seen transmitted by fleas and ticks after feasting on infected animals. 
The plague normally lives in the animals without causing excessive die-off.
While it is not guaranteed, people in poor conditions that live around rats/mice are seen to contract the plague often. ]]> 2021-07-16 23:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052795 zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052832 2021-07-16 23:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052832 zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052941 Yersinia Pestis is mostly seen in three varities: Bubonic, Septicemic, Pneumonic]]> 2021-07-16 23:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653052941 zdoss01 https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653053475 The plague pathogen]]> 2021-07-16 23:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/zdoss01/iikbi6x5tey9px7q/wish/1653053475