The Black Death

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The Black Death
Thanks for the ride!
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Also Known AsBlack Plague

• It was the bubonic plague (named for big black
  buboes, or swellings, that appeared on victims
  bodies)
• They did not know what caused it
• VERY Contagious

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• The greatest catastrophe or disaster in the
  history of the world. It was silent and
  invisible. In the Mid-14th Century fleas on rats
  spread it throughout Europe.

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What were the symptoms of the plague?
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What caused the plague?

• The question that you are probably thinking
  is...
• Who or what caused the Black Death?

This is your answer!!!
The Oriental Rat Flea!
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How was the plague transmitted?

• We now know that the most common form of the
  Black Death was the BUBONIC PLAGUE! This disease
  was spread by fleas which lived on the black rat.
  The fleas sucked the rats blood which contained
  the plague germs. When the rat died the fleas
  jumped on to humans and passed on the deadly
  disease.

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How the Plague was spread
Flea drinks rat blood that carries the bacteria.
Bacteria multiply in fleas gut.
Human is Infected with the Plague!
Flea gut clogged with bacteria.
Flea bites human regurgitates blood into open
wound.
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35 - 70 of each infected area (town or country)
died
The Mortality Rate
25,000,000 dead !!!
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EFFECTS

• Crippled economies of Europe (many workers died,
  took a long time to recover)
• Art. Many paintings of the time period center
  around death and disease
• Children. Song

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Medieval Art the Plague
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Medieval Art the Plague