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The Bubonic Plague

The Bubonic Plague. What is the Bubonic Plague?. The Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, mainly effects rodents. It can be transmitted to humans by fleas as well.

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The Bubonic Plague

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  1. The Bubonic Plague

  2. What is the Bubonic Plague? • The Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, mainly effects rodents. • It can be transmitted to humans by fleas as well. • It can cause fevers , chills, painful swelling of the lymph glands called buboes (shown in the picture to the right), stomach pains, and a cough.

  3. When did it take place? • The Bubonic Plague started in the early 1330s. • It occurred in China. • By the following August, it had spread as far north as England, where people called it the Black Death.

  4. How do you get it? • The plague is the most common result of being bit by an infected flea. • The flea leaves hundreds of bacteria around the bite site, which gets circulated through the lymphatic system. • It can infect the lungs causing secondary pneumonic plague, which is a very severe type of pneumonia cause by the same bug.

  5. Treatments • There are 2 antibiotics that can be used as treatments. • Streptomycin inhibits the growth of bacteria and stops it from making protein. • Gentamycin fights bacteria in the body, but can cause damage to the kidneys.

  6. Is it still occurring? • The Bubonic Plague still occurs today, but mostly in unclean places. • This doesn’t mean that people living in clean places are prevented from catching the plague. • It can still be transmitted through flea carrying animals as in dogs, rats, and cats.

  7. This presentation was created by Nikki Hester, Katelyn Ramsey, and Savannah Lenoir!!

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