plague basics
What is the name of the bacterium that causes the bubonic plague?
Yersinia pestis
What swollen lymph nodes are a key symptom of bubonic plague?
Buboes
What kind of insect most commonly spread the plague to humans?
Fleas
True or False: The plague can be treated with modern antibiotics.
True
What type of animal often hosted the fleas that spread the plague?
Rats
What part of the body does septicemic plague primarily affect?
The bloodstream
Which continent did the plague originate them before reaching Europe?
Asia
What color did victim's skin often turn due to necrosis?
What form of the plague affects the lungs and can be spread by coughing or sneezing?
Pneumonic plague
How many days after infection do bubonic plague symptoms usually appear?
2 to 6 days