History-black death terms

What are the 3 different types of the black death?

Bubonic, Pnumonic, and septicemic

What was the Bubonic plague?

swelling puss-filled lumps called buboes would come on armpits, groin area, and neck

What was the Pneumonic plague?

where the bactiria attacked the lungs and was very fatal

What was the Septiceamic plague?

where the bacteria attacked the blood stream, the bacteria multiplies so fast that the person would die within hours of infection, bleeding in skin made purple-black blotches appear

what was the estimate of how many people were killed in the black death?

1/3 of the population in Europe

What the black death caused by?

A bacteria called Yersinia pestis found in fleas that lived in rats