BUBONIC PLAGUE

• Who• What• When• Where• How

Bubonic Plague

6th century Europe Pandemic in 1328 Claimed over 200 million lives Affected Livestock and Humans

Who

Bubonic Plague

https://qed.princeton.edu/getfile.php?f=The_Spread_of_the_Black_Death_in_Europe,_1347_to_1352.jpg

Map of Europe= where and how the Bubonic plague~Historian calculate the disease originate in the Gobi Desert

Where

Bubonic Plague

Followed trade routes Not just Europe

Asia (especially China) Africa

Where

Bubonic Plague

Caravan routes Ships Diseased carried by rats and fleas Easily infected

How

Bubonic Plague

In Europe Elizabethan Era (1563) London 16th, 17th centuries Lasted for 60 yrs.

When

Bubonic Plague

Quarantined Watchman &

Death cart Laborers

Pits

September 7, 2009 taken by: Joey c

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Bubonic Plague

Queen Elizabeth Windsor Castle Forbid of imported goods No one from London

Who

Bubonic Plague

Public Buildings Globe theater

1593-1608

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Bubonic Plague

Symptoms Painful Swellings High Fever Delirium Vomit Muscular Pain Drossiness Bleeding in Lungs

What

Bubonic Plague

Treatment Quarantine Herbal Vinegar Leeches

How

Bubonic Plague

Physicians “Wise Women

Modern day nurses Surgeons

Administer drugs

Who

Taken Jan. 24, 2008 by Matt Jason

Bubonic Plague

Life Expectancy 4 days- a week 2 days if infected (from another human)

How

Bubonic Plague

No Cure Signs of infection

Nose bleed Swelling in groin or armpits Tumors

How

Bubonic Plague

Graveyards full Churches full Bubonic Plague = Died out

What

Bubonic Plague

Carr, Dr. Karen. "Bubonic Plague." History for Kids. N.p., 2009. Web. 30 Sept.      2009. <http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/science/medicine/      plague.htm>.

No name. “The Black Death, 1348.” Eyewitness to History. N.p., Web. 10 Jan.

2001.< http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com>.

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