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B ubonic P lague

Discover the origins, symptoms, and treatments of the deadly bubonic plague through history and recent outbreaks. Learn how modern antibiotics combat this ancient disease.

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B ubonic P lague

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  1. BubonicPlague By Joel Sanchez, Daniel Cano

  2. History • The bubonic plague would appear with unknown causes and no known cure. Its history is long and varied, continuing up to the present day.

  3. Causes • The bubonic plague is a infection of the lymphatic system. People are usually are infected when they are bitten by a infected flea. Rodents usually infected first.

  4. Symptoms • The most popular symptom is swollen lymph nodes. These are found most commonly in the armpits, or groin and neck. The black death also causes heavy breathing, continuous blood vomiting, aching limbs and terrible pain.

  5. Treatments • In the modern era, several classes of antibiotics are effective in treating bubonic plague. These include the amino glycosides streptomycin and gentiamicin, the tetracycline tetracycline and doxycycline and the fluoroquinolone ciprofloxacin.

  6. Latest outbreaks! • The plague returned to Britain in the 20th century. Caused be infected rats. The earliest cases being in ports Cardiff, Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, and London. Suffolk was struck by the pneumonic plague between 1910 and 1918. These outbreaks resulted in very little loss of life. Only 24 people died.

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