TEST TIME PLAGUE

Question 1

What were the symptoms of the plague?

Answer 1

fever, headache, chills, weakness, and swollen, tender lymph glands

Question 2

How did it spread?

Answer 2

Carried by the fleas on rats, the plague initially spread to humans

Question 3

What is the origin of the plague?

Answer 3

1346 and most likely spread by fleas, on black rats that traveled on ships. It soon spread through the Mediterranean and Europe.

Question 4

What were the conditions of the plague in western Europe?

Answer 4

People needed to get help, seeing that the symptoms of the plague was killing the citizens.

Question 5

How were patients treated?

Answer 5

Given antibiotics within 24 hours of the first symptoms to prevent death. And possibly surgery.

Question 6

Why was the plague important?

Answer 6

The plague first began in Central Asia and spread to Europe through vast trade routes such as the Silk Road.