EYAM Flashcards
1
Q
bubonic plague
A
- spread by fleas
- large swellings in armpits
- more common in summer
2
Q
pneumonic plague
A
- more dangerous
- spread through other people
- coughing up blood
3
Q
what was the population of eyam?
A
800
4
Q
when did plague come to eyam?
A
august 1665
5
Q
how did the plague come to eyam?
A
- parcel of cloth through the cloth tailor
- george vicars
- found it to be damp put it on the fire where the fleas came out
