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What is the main disease involved in the Black Death?
Bubonic plague
What is the primary reason for the spread of the Black Death?
Rodents
Where did the Black Death occur?
England
What other disease was believed to have been present during the Black Death?
Anthrax
Is the bubonic plague still around today?
Yes, though it is not fatal
What is the first stage of the bubonic plague?
High Fever
What is the second stage of the bubonic plague?
Black welts and bulges, diarrhea and vomiting
What is the third stage of the bubonic plague?
Pneumonia
What is the percentage of dying within two weeks after contracting the black plague?
80%
What is the antidote to the bubonic plague?
Antibiotics
Nowadays, being killed by the bubonic plane is as likely as being killed by a
Plane crash
What is diachronic analysis?
A historical narrative, developing horizontally over time
There is a genetic relationship between Black Death and ____________.
AIDS
True or False: The Black Death was severe exclusively in thickly settled areas.
False, it was as severe in thinly populated rural areas
Where did the bubonic plague originally devastate?
The East Roman/Byzantine Empire