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Black Death


            
             What was the Black Death and how did it occur?.
             The Black Death also called the Black Plague, or the Bubonic Plague, was a plague that started in Asia and came to Europe in the 1300's by ships. These were ships that were involved in trade and delivering goods, however these ships also carried rats, which were inflicted with the disease. The rats contained fleas, which carried harmful bacteria. As the flea sucks the victims blood it also releases blood at the same time, releasing the bacteria. When the bacteria invade the lymph nodes it causes painful swelling, infection of the bloodstream, boils, and also caused the skin to become black.
             The first symptoms of infection are headaches, dizziness, vomiting, and aching joints. Though many times there were no symptoms, the most visible sign of the plague was the enlarged lymph nodes in the groin, armpit, or neck. .
             Why was it Deadly?.
             It was a combination of bubonic, septicaemic, and pneumonic plague strains. The bacteria may also invade the lungs in a form of the plague, pneumonic plague. Pneumonic plague is rapidly fatal and could be transmitted from person to person. Death would occur in about four days for bubonic plague. The disease was spread by coughing and sneezing. When a person coughed up blood the plague was even worse because anyone near or everyone surrounding that person was susceptible to the disease. This is because when the person coughed up the blood, the bacteria went into the air and infected the person that was closest, which allowed the plague to spread faster and easier. The Black Death killed about one third of the population of Europe.
            


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