PPT-Plague Introduction Zoonotic

disease caused by Yersinia pestis involving rodents and fleas First recorded in China in 224 BCE Black death 14 th century in Europe 50 million deaths Transmitted by infected flea bites to humans. Protect yourself from plague What is plague? Plague occurs naturally in the western United States, particularly Arizona, California, Colorado, and New Mexico. The plague bacterium ( Yersinia pestis Samantha Villasana. The Start. The plague did. not spread once, but many times over centuries. .. The plague also referred to as . as. the Black Death is said to have started in . China.. Cause. Cause. Exodus 6: 1-8. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”. 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.. . 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. . Protect yourself from plagueWhat is plaguePlague occurs naturally in the western United States particularly Arizona California Colorado and New Mexico The plague bacterium Yersinia pestis is transmitt 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 . 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 . Learning . outcomes . after the end of the lecture students should . 1) define zoonotic infections . 2) for the discussed zoonotic . infections,link. the causative agent and compare the mode of transmission 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 What Is It? Plague is a bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacteria carried in rodents, such as rats and mice, and their fleas. Plague is rare in the United States but has been found in 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. . . Q2 . 2019 provisional data. Health Protection Surveillance Centre. October, . 2019 . Provisional data, . Q2 . 2019 . Key Points – Q2 2019 zoonotic and vectorborne disease. Toxoplasmosis . was the most commonly reported zoonotic disease (n=17.