The Plague

In class we had to pick a disease and do a project on it. I picked the Plague this is my project.
                   
                                   
How was it caused ?

The Plague was a infectious disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria which was found in rodents and the fleas that feed off of them. There are three forms of plague. The bubonic plague symptoms are fever, delirium (confusion) and the formation of buboes which are a swollen inflamed lymph node in the groin or armpit, The septicemic plague is a life-threatening infection mostly spread by bites from infected fleas. The last of the three is the pneumonic plague. The pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection and can cause death.   

How did they try to Cure it then and what do they do about it Now?

In the 1347 up to 1351 the plague was cured in many strange ways. One being the leeches,that would suck the blood out of you. They would also set fire to peoples houses that had the disease and thats where the poem ring and a rosie comes from.

                                     

Ring around the Rosie stood for how the diseased people broke out in a rash on there arms and neck that had a red ring shaped rash with  with a dark center that looked like a rose.   

Pocket full of posey stood for how people carried posies to to cover the smell of the dying and dead.

Ashes Ashes people burnt the houses that deceased people lived in to try and stop it.

We all fall down which stands for all the villages and cities with dead and dying people.

Nowadays the plague is treated with medication such as antibiotics. When the plague was occurring in the 1300s curing the patients the doctors would wear a big black coat with leggings, gloves, boots, and a hat made of waxed leather. They would also wear a bird-like beak face mask  That was often filled with a strong smelling objects

commonly lavender. They would also wear  a brim hat with gloves.

What was the plague?

The plague also known as the black death is a bacterial infection that is carried around by fleas or small rodents. The plague lasted from 1347-1351 the plague was estimated to have killed 30%-60% of Europe's population and  reduced the worlds population from around 450 million down to 350-375 million in the  14th century.  There was no cure and was highly contagious. The plague was likely started in asia and traveled through most of the world. In France, Paris it was said to have killed 800 people a day and could not bury them. They carried all of them into massive pits and buried them there.  Most scientists think it was a bacteria that was called Yersinia pestis that actually caused the disease. During the time people thought it was the end of the world. The plague was not actually called the black death until a while after it had passed. People weren't really sure how it was caused backed then but some people thought that bad air was released in earthquakes others thought that the Jews had brought it to kill Christians.Overall the plague killed 75 million to 200 million.