Affects of the Bubonic Plague On Your Body
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- Vocabulary
- Humors: Galen's therory that there are 4 parts of the body, blood, pus, urine and bile.
- Buboes: painfully enlarged lymph nodes
- Types
There actually three types of plagues, Bubonic, Septicemic, and Pnuemonic.
Bubonic- an infectious disease that is caused by Yersinia pestis (Bubonic bacteria) and is transmitted to humans from infected rats from fleas. It is named for the feature of buboes in the groin and armpits.
Septicemic- develops when the bacteria enters the bloodstream. It is possible for the disease to also develop as a complication of untreated Bubonic or Pneumonic plague, or from being bitten by an infected flea or rodent.
Pnuemonic- occurs when the lungs become infected with the bacteria that cause plague (Yersinia pestis). This disease is most often transmitted when respiratory droplets from an infected person or animal are breathed in. It can also develop if Bubonic or Septicemic plague is left untreated
- Symptoms of Bubonic Plague
- Fever
- Chills
- Buboes (A Swollen or inflamed lymph node in the groin or armpit. Found in 70% of patients.)
- Nausea
- Headache
- Vomiting
- Abdominal Pain
- Diarrhea
- Decreased appetite
- Tiny broken blood vessels
- Death
- Delirium
- Chills
- Vomiting
- Fever
- Rapid Heart Rate
- Severe Headache
- Nausea
- Death
- Fever
- Weakness
- Headache
- Rapid Development of Pneumonia (which include)
- Shortness of Breath
- Chest Pain
- Cough
- Bloody of Watery Sputum (saliva and respirator discharge)
- Death
Symptoms of Pnemonic Plague
What type of Plague happened in the 1340s?
The type of plague that occurred during the 1340s was Bubonic Plague.
How are you infected?
The Bubonic Plague is caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis (plague bacteria). The bacteria is spread through bites from infected fleas and rodents. Other animals can carry this bacteria, as well, such as prairie dogs, lice, and chipmunks.
Chances of Survival in the 1340's
The chances of dying from Bubonic Plague in the 1340's was higher than one in two.
Chances of Survival Today
Today the chances of contacting Bubonic Plague is one in three million, and the chances of dying from the Bubonic Plague, if treated, is about one in thirty million.