The Black Death

The “black death”
The “black death”

About 10 to 15 bubonic plague cases a year are reported. One in seven cases causes death.
About 10 to 15 bubonic plague cases a year are reported. One in seven cases causes death.
It can be trated with antibiotics but many rodents die
It can be trated with antibiotics but many rodents die
You can be infected breathing infected matter in the air
Youcan be infected breathing infected matter in the air
People get sick when they get bitten by a flea that have also bitten infected rodents.
People get sick when they get bitten by a flea that have also bitten infected rodents.
The rangers spray insecticide to have the plague under control.
The rangers spray insecticide to have the plague under control.
During the Middle Ages, many europeansdie because a plague this plague was know as the “Black Death.
During the Middle Ages, many europeans die because a plague this plague was know as the “Black Death.
Bubonic plague is found in rodents and its fleas. The disease was found in National parks.

Bubonic plague is found in rodents and its fleas. The disease was found in National parks.

Flea Patrol: Keeping National Parks Safe FromPlague
Flea Patrol: Keeping National Parks Safe From Plague


Investigation…
Investigation…

The Black Death, 1348Coming out of the East, the Black Death reached the shores of Italy in the spring of 1348 unleashing a rampage of death across Europe unprecedented in recorded history. By the time the epidemic played itself out three years later, anywhere between 25% and 50% of Europe'spopulation had fallen victim to the pestilence.The plague presented itself in three interrelated forms. The bubonic variant (the most common) derives its name from the swellings or buboes that appeared on a victim's neck, armpits or groin. These tumors could range in size from that of an egg to that of an apple. Although some survived   |
The Plague's Progress |
the painful ordeal, themanifestation of these lesions usually signaled the victim had a life expectancy of up to a week. Infected fleas that attached themselves to rats and then to humans spread this bubonic type of the plague. A second variation - pneumonic plague - attacked the respiratory system and was spread by merely breathing the exhaled air of a victim. It was much more virulent than its bubonic cousin - life expectancywas measured in one or two days. Finally, the septicemic version of the disease attacked the blood system.Having no defense and no understanding of the cause of the pestilence, the men, women and children caught in its onslaught were bewildered, panicked, and finally devastated.The Italian writer Giovanni Boccaccio lived through the plague as it ravaged the city of Florence in 1348. The experienceinspired him to write The Decameron, a story of seven men and three women who escape the disease by fleeing to a villa outside the city. In his introduction to the fictional portion of his book, Boccaccio gives a graphic description of the effects of the epidemic on his city. Infection and migrationThe plague disease, generally thought to be caused by Yersinia pestis, is enzootic (commonlypresent) in populations of fleas carried by ground rodents, including marmots, in various areas including Central Asia, Kurdistan, Western Asia, Northern India and Uganda.[15] Nestorian graves dating to 1338-9 near Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgizstan have inscriptions referring to plague and recent investigations by the Russian archeologist Chwolson show a high incidence rate and are thought by manyepidemiologists to mark the outbreak of the epidemic, from which they could easily have spread to China and India.[16] In October 2010, medical geneticists confirmed that the plague came from China.[4] In China, the 13th century Mongol conquest disrupted farming and trading, and led to widespread famine starting in 1331 with plague arriving soon after. The population dropped from approximately 120 to...