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Plague

Plague. Biological Weapon. Yersinia Pestis. Transmission. Treatment. Antibiotics: Streptomycin &. The "Real" Meaning of "Ring Around the Rosie".

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Plague

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  1. Plague Biological Weapon

  2. Yersinia Pestis

  3. Transmission

  4. Treatment • Antibiotics: • Streptomycin &

  5. The "Real" Meaning of "Ring Around the Rosie" • ---"Ring around the Rosie"--refers to a red mark, supposedly the first sign of the plague---"A pocket full of posies"-- refers to sachets of herbs carried to ward off infection---"Ashes, ashes" --either a reference to the cremation of plague victims or to the words said in the funeral Mass..."Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." ---"We all fall down." -- The Plague was not selective in its victims; both rich and poor, young and old, succumbed

  6. Cold

  7. Rhinovirus

  8. Transmission

  9. Treatment

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