Symptoms of the black death Flashcards
1
Q
What two plagues made up the black death?
A
bubonic plague and pneumonic plague.
2
Q
What was the buebonic plague?
A
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.
3
Q
What was the pneumonic plague?
A
by a germ spread through the air by coughing. People who were infected would develop a cough and find it difficult to breathe.
4
Q
Where did the black death start?
A
the diseases spread from Asia and arrived in England in 1348.