(Exam 3) The Black Death, 1346-1351

Bubonic Plague

A severe bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, responsible for the Black Death.

Pneumonic Plague

A severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis that spread through airborne droplets, responsible for the Black Death.

Septicemic Plague

A serious infection of the bloodstream caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, responsible for the Black Death.

Yersinia Pestis

Devastating plague/bacteria that led to the Black Death.

Xenopsylla Cheopis

Oriental Rat Flea that is responsible for the transmission of Yersinia Pestis in the Black Death.

Marmots and Susliks

Reservoirs for the Yersinia Pestis that led to the Black Death, primarily from Central Asia and Silk Road Trade Routes.

Epizootic disease

carried by Black Rats (Rattus Rattus), facilitating the spread of Yersinia Pestis in Medieval Europe.

Enzootic disease

Acted as a reservoir for the Yersinia pestis bacteria in wild and domestic rodent populations, in Medieval Europe.

Brown Rat

Displaced Black Rats (Rattus Rattus), contributing to a decline of the Black Death by reducing plague transmission.

Becchini (Bone Men)

Grave diggers/body collectors, who disposed of the dead during the Black Death.