Back to category: Medical Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. The Bubonic Plague The Bubonic Plague is the most common type of plague. It is also called the black plague. It is called this because it causes the blood under the skin to Dry and turn black. The Bubonic Plague pretty much stayed around Europe and there have not been any serious outbreaks in a long time. Fleabites and exposure to infected tissue cause the Black Plague. If there were a dead body in the middle of the street many people would be infected. It would be extremely easy for people to be catch it. It would also infect the people who have to expose of the bodies. Fleas are also very common and would cause the disease to spread very quickly. This could make getting plague very easy. Being bit once by an infected flea could kill somebody. These things make plague so easy to be passed on. Rodents played a large roll in spreading Buboni... Posted by: Tricia F. Doyle Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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