The Black Death Research Due Friday 16 - 1707 Words

The Black Death Research due Friday 16 Oct Focus Questions Origin †¢ Where did the black death originate o Where was the first known case of the black death †¢ Were there any other milder cases of the black death before the pandemic †¢ What were the other theories as to the origins of the black death Symptoms †¢ What were the symptoms of the black death o What effect did this have on people in medieval times ï‚ § What mental impact did this have on the people seeing the infected †¢ Why were there three forms of the plague o What individual effect did this have on peoples o Could you get all three forms ï‚ § If so, what were your chances of survival Human causes †¢ What part did humans play in the pandemic o Travel ï‚ § Did the way humans migrate and†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¢ May have originated from Lake Issyk-Kul, in north eastern Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. What was the Black Death? †¢ Three different diseases in one, explained below. There was no known cure at the time. Symptoms †¢ The disease was caused by the virus Yersinia Pestis †¢ There are three versions o Bubonic Version ï‚ § The bacteria infected the lymphatic system (tonsils, spleen, thymus adenoids) †¢ Fever, headache, chills, weakness as well as developing buboes o Pneumatic version ï‚ § trouble breathing, chest pain, cough, fever, headache, overall weakness, bloody sputum (saliva and mucus or pus from the lungs) o Septicemic Version ï‚ § â€Å"Fever, chills, weakness, abdominal pain, shock, and bleeding underneath the skin or other organs. Buboes, however, do not develop.† – MedicineNet.com †¢ The symptoms could pass unseen for several days †¢ Would most likely kill †¢ The bacteria travelled in white blood cells and multiplied in the lymph nodes o This cause the lymph nodes to swell into the buboes o It could then spread through the blood stream NOTE: LYMPH NODES ARE PART OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES THE SPLEEN AND THYMUS. THEY ARE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SWELLING OCCURS. LYMPHATIC SYSTEM: THE NETWORK OF VESSELS THROUGH WHICH LYMPH DRAINS FROM THE TISSUES INTO THE BLOOD. – OXFORD ONLINE DICTIONARIES Transmission †¢ Blood to blood o See Additional Causes †¢ Airborne o One particular strain of the disease – pneumonic plague o The disease could be transmitted when the host coughs ï‚ §