Plague Biology
True or False: The Black Death is caused by a virus.
False.
What is a serf?
An agricultural labor who worked for a lord of an estate.
Which animal's feathers were plucked and rubbed on buboes in an attempt to draw the disease out?
Chicken.
Define the word "rural."
Of or relating to the countryside.
Name one unique piece of clothing that plague doctors wore.
Leather hat, mask with beak, gloves, waxed linen robe, boots, stick to remove plague victims clothes.
What are buboes?
Buboes are visibly swollen lymph nodes.
Name one reason why the Black Death was bad for serfs.
The plague killed a large portion of the lower class, including serfs.
Plasters were placed on buboes that were made of herbs and this human-made product.
Human excrement.
Define the word "urban."
Of or relating to the city.
Name one creature that helped transmit the Black Death.
Fleas, rats, or humans.
The Bubonic Plague affects this system.
Lymphatic System
Name a reason why poorer communities are more susceptible to getting sick.
Lower access to resources, medical services, poorer sanitation and hygiene, social stigma.
How is the plague cured today?
Antibiotics.
Define the word "morbid."
Form the Latin word “morbus,” meaning disease. It refers to anything that is diseased or caused by disease.
Name the trade route that helped spread the Black Death.
The Silk Road
Why is the Black Death called the Black Death?
Buboes are often darkly colored or black.
Name one common societal effect between the plague and COVID.
Labor shortage, poor/vulnerable communities impacted, etc.
What is "bloodletting?"
Draining blood in an attempt to balance the four humours and get rid of excess blood.
Define the word "pandemic."
An epidemic of disease which extends over a large geographic area.
There was a resurgence of the plague from 1665-1666 in this major European city.
London.
What is the purpose of the lymphatic system?
It is an important part of the immune system that plays a role in fighting bacteria and other infections.
Name a reason why the plague was good for serfs.
With less serfs, lords were desperate for labor. Serfs were able to negotiate better treatment in exchange for their labor.
Name TWO reasons how the plague pandemic finally ended.
Quarantining, social distancing, advancements in hygiene/medicine/sanitation.
Define the word "pestilence."
A destructive, swiftly spreading disease.
Giovanni Boccacio wrote this piece of literature during the plague.
The Decameron.