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2. What is it The "Black Death“ ?
3. Origin and distribution.
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6. What kind of disease was it?
The "Black Death" is basically bubonic plaguecaused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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Bubonic form: high fever, chills, severe weakness, painful cramps.The main sign is the appearance of "buboes": huge, swollen and
suppurating lymph nodes (in the groin, armpits, neck). Death
occurred within a week.
Pulmonary form: cough with bloody sputum, difficulty breathing.
Death occurred in 1-2 days.
Septic form: damage to the entire circulatory system, leading to
rapid death, often before other symptoms appear.