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What were the three types of Black Death?

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  1. Bubonic Plague
  2. Pneumonic Plague
  3. Septicemic Plague
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Describe the symptoms of the Bubonic Plague.

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Fever
Headache
Chills
Muscle weakness
Buboes - a swollen lymph node usually in the armpits or groin area
Seizures
Death

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Describe the symptoms of pneumonic plague.

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Fever
Headache
Weakness
Pneumonia
Shortness of breath and chest pain
Coughing blood
Lung failure
Shock
Seizures
Death

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Describe the symptoms of septicemic plague.

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Fever
Chills
Extreme weakness
Abdominal pain
Shock
Bleeding into the skin and other organs
Bleeding from the mouth and nose
Skin may die and turn black (gangrene) especially on the fingers, toes and nose
Organ failure
Seizures
Death

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Describe the bubonic plague.

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The Bubonic Plague was the most common form of the plague. It attacks the lymphatic system. The Bubonic Plague killed around 50% of the people that were infected by it.

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Describe the pneumonic plague.

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The Pneumonic Plague was less common than the Bubonic Plague but very serious. It was caused by the bacteria attacking the lungs of the patient. The Pneumonic Plague killed around 90% of those who were infected. It was also highly infectious because it made people cough the bacteria into their surroundings.

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Describe the septicemic plague.

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The Septicemic Plague was the most serious. It was caused by the bacteria infecting the blood. The Septicemic Plague was always fatal.

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How was the Bubonic Plague passed around?

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The bubonic plague was spread bu fleas which carried the three plagues. These fleas predominantly lived on rats.

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What are 2 absolutely crazy theories that doctores thought would help get rid of the plague?

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Some doctors believed that eating a spoonful of crushed emeralds would get rid of the plague - this was perhaps the most expensive (and entirely made up) treatment available!

Some believed that rubbing a plucked chicken onto plague boils was a cure. Sometimes the chicken was still alive!

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How was the pneumonic plague spread?

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The pneumonic plague was airborn - it waas spread from one infected person to another, often through coughs, sneezes and poor personal hygiene.

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What is the most common theory on how the Black Death travelled from China to Europe
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The most common theory is that wats on trading ships came into the great trading harbours of Constantinople, Lisbon and Venice.

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What was a problem that stopped doctors from finding a cure?

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Doctors did not know about germs (this knowledge was not discovered until the 19th century). This meant they did not understand about infection, cleanliness, or contagion. So how were they supposed to find a cure?

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What did people do in relation to dead bodies that had been infected by the plague?

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Some communities began burning the clothes and bodies of thos who had died of the plague. They did this to get rid of traces of the plague and this would also have killed the bacteria. Also fleas which contained the plague would be attracted to the dead bodies.

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Why were there so many superstitions surrounding the plague?

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The Black Death terrified medieval people. They did not know where it had come from. This led to a lot of superstitions surrounding the plague.

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What did some communities do when they found out that fleas might be involved in the plague?

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They became suspcious of all animals and had a great anger against them especially black cats.

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What was one cure that wasn’t so crazy that was used to cure the plague?

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Leeches have been used throughout history as a way to clean ones blood, and this was also used for the plague.

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Describe one absolutely disgusting superstition that people thought was a cure?

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When people were covered in plague boils they believed that washing in URINE would help get rid of the boils and make them better.

One theory, the theory of miasma, said that bad smells caused disease, but even worse smells would block it! Therefore, some people believed that going to live in the sewers would block the plague!

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What are a few positive consequences of the Black Death.

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New medical discoveries and artistic ideas would later bring about a rebirth of culture.

Wages increased by 400% after the disease. Workers could demand more as fewer of them were alive.

Women had new job apportunities.

Poor peoples diets improved.

Medical knowledge improved as doctors were allowed to study corpses. People began to understand how the human body worked.

Officials slowly realised that towns and cities had to be cleaner in the future.

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What are some negative consequences of the plague?

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About 45% of Walees and England’s population died. It took 250 years for the population to recover.

New religious groups were set up.

Creative works were more morbid, with images of death everywhere.

Less tax meant that Kings had to think twice before going to war as it was too expensive. So tax increased a lot.

Harsh laws tried to stop the freedom and improvements of peasants’ lives.