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The plague started at china
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The Plague would continue for 400 years in some form.
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If the children became infected before the parents the parents abandoned them.
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4.
The plague entered the city of Messina, Sicily in October 1347
Before this time no one had heard of the 'Black Death'
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Medieval people blamed the plague on several things.
Foul air, a glance from an infected person or the wrath of God.
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In the space of 4 years millions of Europeans died because of the Bubonic Plague.
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7.
The CDC estimates there are about 20 cases annually of the plague.
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The depopulation had devistating effect on crops.
No one was around to take care of them.
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It was believe by many that God had sent the plague to punish people for their sins.
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10.
Even though the plague devastated Europe the number of victims may have been greatly exaggerated.
Written accounts of that time were thought to be exaggerated either for affect or because the disease was so widespread the writers were overwhelmed.
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The rich and poor alike were attacked by the disease.
The poor however had no one to care for them. They were buried in mass graves or burned to rid cities of the stench.
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Every time a town was infected; people would leave in hopes of escaping the Black Plauge.
Little did they know when they left one town they carried the disease to another.
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Historians believe that the trade routes from Asia brought the plague to Europe.
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14.
Death occured within three to six days after being bitten.
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Fleas were the carriers of the Bubonic Plague
When a flea can no long hold bacteria in its body it bites a host (usually a small mammal like a rat) the bacteria infects the rat, other fleas bite the rat and gets the disease that way. These fleas carried the plague to humans.
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Falsely accused of spreading the disease Jews became targets of violence.
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Many doctors thought the practice of blood letting would work against the plague.
It did nothing but, make the person weaker.
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Priests were afraid to administer the sacraments of death to the dying for fear of contracting the disease.
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As long as rodents, fleas and humans live on earth; the Black Plague will be here.
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A child's nursery rhyme: Ring around the rosey was a result of the black plague.
Ring around the rosey was the boils that occurred on the body, pocket full of posey, flowers were put in peoples pockets because they smelled so bad and ashes ashes we all fall down was when they burned the bodies.
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Once infected the body starts reaction to the bacteria.
Dark spots would appear on the skin from internal bleeding, foul order would come form the infected person.
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