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The Black Plague Presentation
The Issue I chose to research on was the societal effects of the Bubonic Plague or Black death .
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In the 1346, a terrible pandemic (called this instead of epidemic because it spread
through various countries and affected a large population of people ) spread
through Asia. This disease was said to be transmitted by the fleas of rats, these fleas
would jump to any host it can - whether it be rat or human being. It affected
everyone, socially, economically, and is to credit to the modernization of western society
Sure signs : Question: Does any one have any guess as to why they would call it the Black
Plague, or the Black Death,??
Answer: this is because of the symptoms of the disease. People who were infected would have there lymph nodes swollen which are glands in the groin,armpit, and neck. These swells were called buboes hence the name "bubonic plague''. The Reference the colour black has to do with the glands continuously expanding (to the size of an egg) turning red,purple,then black
eventually exploding
and once again these glands existed in the groin
can you imagine walking around with this big thing bulging out.
Sure signs of this disease are coughing up blood and there body would release a
really nasty smell. It was to say the least quite unpleasant. The Plague was spread through air through coughing, and sneezing. Similar to pneumonia the black plague infects the lungs causing people to drown in their own fluids. Even then though victims had some time. When the a flea bit a person and the disease got into the blood stream it would cause death with in hours
Death rate was about 100 percent.
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