PPT-The Plague of Athens

Hans House MD FACEP Vice Chair for Education Department of Emergency Medicine University of Iowa Objectives Discuss a historical case presentation and explore the differential diagnosis of an unknown infectious disease. It was the worst of times…. It was…well, . the worst of times. .. How so, you ask…. Whitechurch:. . - John . le Strange . died . - . 20th . August . 1349. . . . - His . oldest son, Fulk, died . From 1347 to 1351, The Black Death (The “Plague”) originated in Central Asia. The Plague swept through Asia, Europe and Africa by way of Mediterranean Trade Routes. . . The Plague was at its worst between 1347 and 1351.. Eleriin Müüripeal. 2013. Charles II. 1630-1685 (reigned 1660-1685). Exile and regaining of the throne. Power severely limited by Parliament. Cavaliers and Roundheads => The Tory and The Whig parties. THE . PELOPONNESIAN. WAR. ATHENS . vs. SPARTA – THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR . Athenian Historian & General 460-400 BC. Wrote the . “History of the Peloponnesian War”. “Father of Scientific History”. . Objectives: . Define and discuss the effects of: Mercantilism, the Crusades and the Black Plague. . Create a sequence of events of the following: The Crusades, Mercantilism and The Plaque. . Create a diagram/mental map to explain the cause and effect relationship between The Crusades, Mercantilism and The Plague. . Ecological Niche models of plague in Uzbekistan : extracting biological information from multiple-species models vs. species specific models to understand hosts and vectors Jason K. Blackburn, PhD, 11 What is Plague -Plague is a disease caused by Yersinia pestis a bacterium found in rodents and their fleas in many areas around the world 2 Why are we concerned Plague as a bioweapon If Y pestis is type I). Also K/as. Mad rat disease. Black death. Mahamari. Pestilential fever. Buboes. Pest. "Black death" inspired one of the most enduring nursery rhymes in the English language, “Ring a Ring . 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. What was the plague?. A terrible disease that spread quickly. What caused the plague?. Rats that were infected with the disease were bitten by fleas who then spread it to humans. Ships coming from Asia spread the plague to most of Europe.. Assistant Professor. Dept. of Community medicine. INTRODUCTION. Plague is primarily and basically a . zoonoses. , caused . by . Yersinia . pestis. . . It . exists in natural . foci, and . is transmitted by infected flea bites to humans . The “Black Plague”, also known as the bubonic plague, reached Italy, from the east, in the spring of 1348 and spread through Europe over the next three years, killing between 25 and 50% of t an . infectious disease caused by the bacteria . Yersinia. . pestis. , a . zoonotic. bacteria, usually found in small mammals and their fleas. It is transmitted between animals through fleas. . . 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..