Symptoms of the black death Flashcards

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What two plagues made up the black death?

A

bubonic plague and pneumonic plague.

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What was the buebonic plague?

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by a germ that lived in the blood of black rats and was spread by fleas that travelled around on their fur. Infected people would develop buboes.

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What was the pneumonic plague?

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by a germ spread through the air by coughing. People who were infected would develop a cough and find it difficult to breathe.

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Where did the black death start?

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the diseases spread from Asia and arrived in England in 1348.

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