Bubonic Plague

History
• The bubonic plague would appear with
unknown causes and no known cure. Its
history is long and varied, continuing up to
the present day.
 Causes
• The bubonic plague is a infection of the
lymphatic system. People are usually are
infected when they are bitten by a infected
flea. Rodents usually infected first.
 Symptoms
• The most popular symptom is swollen
lymph nodes. These are found most
commonly in the armpits, or groin and
neck. The black death also causes heavy
breathing, continuous blood vomiting,
aching limbs and terrible pain.
 Treatments
• In the modern era, several classes of
antibiotics are effective in treating bubonic
plague. These include the amino
glycosides streptomycin and gentiamicin,
the tetracycline tetracycline and
doxycycline and the fluoroquinolone
ciprofloxacin.
 Latest outbreaks!
• The plague returned to Britain in the 20th
century. Caused be infected rats. The
earliest cases being in ports Cardiff,
Liverpool, Bristol, Hull, and London.
Suffolk was struck by the pneumonic
plague between 1910 and 1918. These
outbreaks resulted in very little loss of life.
Only 24 people died.