The Bubonic Plague originated in China in 1348 Also called the Black Death it caused many black freckle like spots to appear on the body Most people who got it died in 2 to 7 days The disease was carried rat fleas on the back of black ID: 289931
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Black Death
The Bubonic Plague originated in China in 1348. Also called the Black Death ,it caused many black freckle like spots to appear on the body. Most people who got it died in 2 to 7 days. The disease was carried rat fleas on the back of black
rats. When
it ended in 1350, it killed an estimated 75 to 200 million people.Slide2
Symptoms
Fever of 101 to 105
Freckle like spots and rashes
Painful aching of the joints
Vomiting and nausea Slide3
Remedies
People thought the disease was spread through the air so they burnt juniper, laurel, pine, lemon, rosemary, camphor, and sulfur to wart off deadly
vapors.
One town moved all the sick to isolation.
One man sat 2 fires to kill off the bacteria in the air.Slide4
Spread
The rat flee was the main cause of the plague rapid spread. By 1350 it had spread the plague to all of Europe and parts of Asia. Slide5Slide6
Death Count
By 1350 the black death had killed an estimated 75 to 200 million people. That is 30% to 60% of Europe’s population . Slide7
Table of Contents
Slide.1 Summary
Slide.2 Symptoms
Slide.3 Remedies
Slide.4 Spread
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Spread Map
Slide.6 Death Count