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The Bubonic Plague is primarily caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected fleas that live on rodents like rats. Once inside the body, the bacteria multiply and spread, leading to the characteristic symptoms of the plague.
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What is difference between pneumonic and bubonic plague?
Bubonic and septicemic plague are two of the three types of plague. The main difference between the two is that the bubonic plague cause extreme infection and swelling of the lymph nodes while the septicemic plague cause the body's clotting mechanism to stop.
Can you prevent Bubonic Plague?
To be cured from the Bubonic Plague you can use antibiodics. In the previous bubonic plagues when it was a plague there was no cure.
Why were the 1300 a century of crisis?
The Bubonic Plague
How does the bubonic plague affect muscles?
The Pneumonic plague, (internal bubonic plague,) constricted your throat muscles.
Where did the bubonic plague occur?
the Bubonic Plague occurred in Europe about 400 years ago
What is the medical name of the Bubonic Plague?
Bubonic Plague is caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis.
What disease spread quickly and killed many people in Europe?
the bubonic plague, spread by rats bitten bye infected fleas
What was the name of the plague that killed many people in the 14 century?
Well really there were three- the most common being the bubonic plague.
Why has Australia never had the bubonic plague?
Australia has had the bubonic plague. The bubonic plague first hit Australia in January 1900 and continued through to July, when a major cleansing operation was conducted in Sydney. However, ships coming from overseas continued to cause more outbreaks of the plague in Australia right through to 1925. During this time, there were 1371 cases of plague reported, and 535 deaths.
What made plague frightening?
The speed that Bubonic Plague overtook its victims and the gruesomeness of the death were particularly frightening, especially when the cause was unknown.
What disease is spread by rat fleas?
The rats and fleas carried the black death ** Correction... Rat fleas carried the Bubonic Plague. There is still speculation as to whether the black death was actually bubonic plague as there are very many differences between the pandemics. One theory is that the black death was actually Ebola.
What Bubonic plague caused an rapid spreading disease?
What Bubonic plague caused an rapid spreading disease
