True or False
There was an Increase in violence and debauchery
True
What was a doctor that treated the Black Plague called?
Plague Doctor
Where was the majority of the Plague spread?
Europe
What is another name for the Black Plague?
The Bubonic Plague.
Who were the carriers that started the Bubonic Plague?
Fleas and Rats.
What happened to the marriage rate?
It rose sharply because men married rich orphans and widows.
What type of medicine did they use?
Rubbing onions/herbs, drinking vinegar.
When did the epidemic reach Europe?
Mid 1300s
Why was the Black Death called Black death?
It turns your skin black.
How did humans spread the Bubonic Plague?
Sneezing and Coughing
What did the Black Death set the stage for?
Modern Medicine
What did they do with snakes to help cure the Black Plague?
Cut them up and rubbed them on bodies.
Where did the Plague originally start?
Central Asia.
What is Yersinia Pestis?
Yersinia pestis is a gram-negative, nonmotile, rod-shaped coccobacillus bacteria, with no spores.
What were some weird theories that the Plague doctors had about how the plague started? (name at least 2)
Approximately how many people died because of the Black Plague?
20,000,000
What did they do with pigeons to help cure the plague?
Cut them up and rubbed over bodies.
Where did the first person with the Black Plague live? (The City)
Constantinople.
What is 9-6(6+9)
-81 if you got this wrong you are a dummy.
What was the name of the bacteria that the rats and fleas carried?
Yersinia pestis.
Where is Black Plague still found today? (Name at least 2)
Africa, Asia, South America
Where did they go "drive away" the plague?
Next to fires or in the sewers.
What year was the first documented person with the Plague discovered?
541 AD
How are Ryuhs And Tyler related?
Cousins by marriage.
What does the bacteria do?
Jumps into the bloodstream and crowds up into human lib node.