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Essay / Ring Around the Rosie - 1401
Ring Around the RosieBubonic plague is a zoonotic disease, carried and transmitted by fleas on small rodents. Without treatment, the disease kills 2/3 of infected humans within the first four days of infection. The most dastardly symptom that appears first in the infected person is infection of the lymph nodes after being bitten by a flea carrying the virus. These, when infected with the plague, are called buboes and are most commonly found on the victim's armpits, crotch, and neck. Other symptoms of the plague are chills, high fever, muscle cramps, convulsions, vomiting and anything else your worst enemy could wish for you. However, all symptoms are caused by skin breakdown. The Black Death is so deadly that your body begins to decompose and shut down before you are even dead. Bubonic plague is caused by an infection of the lymphatic system. It is very rare for the disease to be transmitted from human to human. When spread through human contact, it is a slightly different version of the virus. When the rat dies, the flea searches for a new host to infect. The bacteria lives inside the animal's digestive system until it also disappears from the Black Death. The symptoms in rats were about the same as in humans. The plague means nothing but death for everyone. Until the 1900s, treatment for bubonic plague was non-existent and patients were prescribed antibiotics. Currently, for the 1 to 6 cases that appear each year in America, patients receive streptomycin, gentamicin, and other aminoglycosides. These, if administered within 48 hours of the injection, have a 100% success rate. However, until we had what we do now, attempts to cure it included treating the buboes with vinegar, surgical cutting. of paper ......re than bubonic, it spreads much faster. The word “quarantine” comes from the Italian word quarantinena which means 40 days, a period of isolation which was practiced during the Black Death for the family of the deceased. of bubonic plague. Back when the Black Death was severe, quickly wiping out almost everyone, no doctor or scientist suspected that it might be the fault of fleas or rats. There is no documented evidence that anyone has any idea of the cause, other than the fact that God sends punishment to everyone. Today, it mainly affects people in Africa due to the high rat population and poor hygiene practices. Sources: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/black_death_of_1348_to_1350.htm http://www.medieval-life.net/black_death.htm http://www.history.com/topics/black-death http:/ /www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/5080433/la-peste-noire-de-1900