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Bubonic Plague Outline

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Jack Shi
Mr. Smith
English 2 Honors
16 October 2014

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Topic: The Black Death
Summary:
The Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, was a contagious disease that had been spread throughout many countries such as China and Egypt during the early 1340s. During the late months of 1347, the plague had finally arrived into Europe by using 12 trading ships and their sailors as hosts. A person with the disease would usually have large, black boils that formed near their underarm or groin area. These boils would usually cause blood and pus to leak out and be an early symptom for someone who had the plague. The forming of these boils would usually then lead to vomiting, fever, and unable to keep in food. All these symptoms would …show more content…

The bacterium at first infected the fleas in black rats that, in turn, infected the rats as well. These rats/fleas would usually then travel to human towns or houses and the disease would be passed onto the humans. The plague did not only have one form. The bubonic form was only the mildest form of the disease. It had the normal symptoms of the sickness which eventually led to death. The second form was called the pneumonic plague. It was a worse version of the sickness that led to more severe and clear symptoms. People who had the pneumonic form could pass on the disease even faster by sneezing or coughing. The 3rd form was called the septicemic plague. People with the form of the plague could also pass the disease on when healthy people came in contact with an open sore. All 3 forms of the disease were contactable and spreadable, though the bubonic form was the most common. …show more content…

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