Topic 4 - The plague

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Bubonic plague

swollen infected lymph nodes that turn black named bulbous

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Pneumonic plague

respiratory manifestation that is even more deadly

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Septicemic plague

blood

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Black Death

ship from Asia

took 3 years to reach Northern Europe

1/3 to 2/3 of the population was wiped out

labor at a premium - idle farms

trade routes silent - land abandoned

church loses a lot of power

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Germ theory

1880s

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Pre-germ theory

illness caused by God, Witchcraft…

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Treatment pre-germ theory

prayers

flagellants - sacrificed themselves

fire

herbs

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Agent

Yersinia pestis - bacteria

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Vector

Flea

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Animal reservoir

rodents

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