PPT-Did the Black Death Select for the CCR5-

Δ32 Allele In Northern European Populations Matt Turner Bio 440 Pop Gen Abstract CCR5 is a protein that acts as a coreceptor on the surface of leukocytes and is thus a recognition site for the HIV virus However individuals possessing the CCR5Δ32 allele a 32 basepair deletion in the CCR5 genome that causes a . The . Black Death. was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history.. The pathogen responsible is the . Yersinia pestis. bacterium. . Thought to have started in China, it travelled along the Silk Road and reached the Crimea by 1346.. Seraya Al Kaabi 6A. Who ?. The Black death is a name that was given to a disease that was spread by flees on rats.. The name symbolizes the color that the boils were. These would erupt and death was quick.. Birth Place Married Place Death Place Birth Place Death Place Birth Death Birth Place Married Place Death Place Birth Place Married Place Death Place Birth Place Death Place Birth Birth Birth Place De Anna-Lisa Doebley . Final Presentation. May 6. th. 2014. The HIV/AIDS epidemic. 35.3 Million Total. The only person who has been cured of HIV: . How?. Blood Borne Pathogen. Infects Immune cells. Causes AIDS if not treated . Ravaged through Europe between 1347-1352.. Wiped out nearly 1/3 of Europe’s total population!. Where did it start? How did it begin? What exactly was the disease? Were there any treatments?. The Orient Rat Flea. Black Friday. For retailers . – Black Friday is a big shopping day. There are special deals – discounts – limited quantities. Black. = accounting term – black means making a profit; red – means losing money. Infected places....................................................................................2 , 3. Where it comes from......................................................................4. Symptoms..................................................................................5 , 6. The Famine of 1315-1317. By 1300 Europeans were farming almost all the land they could cultivate.. A population crisis developed.. Climate changes in Europe produced three years of crop failures between 1315-17 because of excessive rain.. Key Questions. There are three questions that will be answered while completing this lesson:. What is the Black Death? . What caused the Black Death? . What were the consequences? . The Real Cause. Now that you have investigated various exhibits about the Black Death, the real cause of it was the . Pestis. The Black Death (Bubonic Plague). Origins of the Plague. Began in Asia (the Mongols) and traveled through trade routes to the Middle East and eventually Europe. Battle at . K. affa. Hit Sicily first (1347) – Boat of Dead People Arrives. The plague is believed to have arrived in Europe in 1347 during the month of October. . Those who had gathered to greet the ship were surprised to find most of the crew dead, or ill. . Eww. , get them out of here.. Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA. Sangamo BioSciences, Inc., Richmond, California, USA. Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif McNicholl JM, Smith DK, Qari SH, Hodge T. Host Genes and HIV: The Role of the Chemokine Receptor Gene CCR5 and Its Allele (∆32 CCR5). Emerg Infect Dis. 1997;3(3):261-271. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0303.970302. Kaffa. Kaffa. Mongols Use of Biological Weapons. Port Cities. Symptoms of the Black Death. Attack on coastal towns and islands. Guy de . Chauliac. Pneumonic Plague. A Violent end in Barcelona. ______% wiped out by the disease..