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The Black Death

The Black Death. World History April 12, 2014. What is the “Bubonic Plague?”. Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease It enters through the skin and travels through the lymphatics Kills about 50% of those infected within three days. How Did the Plague Spread?. Spread from Asia into Europe

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The Black Death

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  1. The Black Death World History April 12, 2014

  2. What is the “Bubonic Plague?” • Bubonic plague is a bacterial disease • It enters through the skin and travels through the lymphatics • Kills about 50% of those infected within three days

  3. How Did the Plague Spread? • Spread from Asia into Europe • Trade, war, and contact between the civilizations • Traced back to fleas who were carried on rats • Dirty conditions • Tight living quarters • Ships between countries

  4. How the Plague Was Transmitted

  5. Symptoms of the Plague

  6. “Bring out your dead!”

  7. Curing the Plague • Plague doctors were hired by cities and towns to cure the plague • Treated all people • Rich & Poor • Tried many different remedies • Religion • Leeching • Bloodletting • Urine baths • Human-made“Paste”

  8. The Plague’s Effect on Europe • Population decrease • Economic downfall • People left the church • Many abandoned their families • Increased violence

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