The Black Death

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The Black Death
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Microscopic view
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How Its started

• Fleas in rat muliply and the rat bites the human
  and then you get the black death

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Transmission

• The bubonic and the septicemic were transmitted
  by direct contact with the flea. And the
  pneumonic was airborne and was transmitted
  through saliva.

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Where it started

• The Black death originally started in Asia and
  moved toward Europe

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The types of plagues

• The Bubonic plague
• The pneumonic plague
• The septicemic plague

Symptoms were a high fever and skin turning deep
shades of purple due to DIC
Symptoms were a high fever and skin turning deep
shades of purple due to DIC
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The Symptoms

• Victims were subject to headaches, nausea, aching
  joints, fever of 101-105 degrees, vomiting, and a
  general feeling of illness.
• Symptoms included slimy sputum tinted with blood.
  Sputum is saliva mixed with mucus exerted from
  the respiratory system.
• And, Symptoms were a high fever and skin turning
  deep shades of purple due to DIC

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Death toll
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How To Prevent it

• Kill the rat in your town and stay away from
  people that you think might have it.

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Medical Treatment

• Treated By modern antibiotics

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Interesting Facts

• The black death appeared on a house episode.
• They used to think cats were the cause because
  they are the animal of the devil so they murdered
  the cats.