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The Black Death
The Black Death
The Black Death
Death
Key questions
There are 3 questions that will be asked
during the course of the lesson;
• Unstoppable Force
What were the symptoms of the plague?
What caused the plague?
The question that you are probably
thinking is this;
Q: Who or what caused the Black
Death?
SEPTICEMIC
•Rarest and Deadliest
•Traveled thru bloodstream
•Black spots beneath skin
•Victims choked on own blood, Excruciating Pain!
BUBONIC
•Most Common
•Egg-sized swellings (buboes)
•Neck, armpits, groin (dark blisters)
•Headaches, Weakness, Nausea/Vomiting
•Severe Fever and Delirium
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What did people think at that time?