the black death Flashcards
how was the black death transmitted
by fleas drinking the rats blood then biting a human which would transfer the plague from the rat to the human
what is the difference between pneumonic plaque and bubonic plaque
pneumonic plaque is transmitted through the air and bubonic plaque is transmitted by the flies which bit the rats
what was a common thing people would do which they would think it would get rid of the plaque
they would whip themselves because they thought that got rid of there sins and god would not punish them with the plaque.
what would they do to prevent the plaque from killing you
they would lance the big black bubouse to let it slowly ooze out but this only sometimes worked.
what is the max time you would survive with the plaque
you would max survive 1 week
