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bubonic plague definitions
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1a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by fleas10 sets
2also called the black death was a deadly disease that spread through europe and killed one out of every three people8 sets
3the most common form of the plague7 sets
41/3 of all europe's pop died, spread by rats, brought by sailors to crimea, work shortage, wages for skilled laborers soared.6 sets
5a bacterial disease of fleas that can be transmitted by flea bites to rodents and humans; humans in late stages of the illness can spread the bacteria by coughing. high mortality rate and hard to contain. disastrous. (280)6 sets
6disease brought to europe from the mongols during the middle ages. it killed 1/3 of the population and helps end feudalism3 sets
71/3 of all europe's population died, disease spread by rats, brought by sailors to crimea, work shortage, wages for skilled laborers soared; black death3 sets
8what disease ravaged europe during the later half of the middle ages?3 sets
9black death--infectious disease spread by rats that killed 1/3 of europe from 1346 -15253 sets
10swept through europe in the 14th century, killing at least 25 million. (b/c of poor sanitary conditions and large numbers of rats)3 sets
11the reason shakespeare planned the globe theatre (two words)3 sets
12a contagious disease that devastated the world in the 1300's, a pathogenic microbe that swept through europe during the middle agesand killed about 25 million people, 1/3 of the population. not until 500 years later in 1890 did microbiologists identify the causitive organism...bacterium called yersinia pestis which was carried by infected fleas that infected the rats, but when the rats became a rarity, the fleas infected the humans. characterized by buboes, fever.2 sets
13a deadly disease spread by rats and fleas.2 sets
14the ______ ______ forced theatre closings in london in 1599.2 sets
15an infectious disease transmitted by fleas. it is characterized by fever, chills, and the formation of swellings. (black plague or black death)2 sets
16a bacterial disease of fleas that can be transmitted by flea bites to rodents and humans; humans in late stages of the illness can spread the bacteria by coughing. because of its very high mortality rate and the difficulty of preventing its spread, major outbreaks have created crises in many parts of the world.2 sets
17spread by facilitating trade and communications throughout eurasia by mongol rulers; became known in china as the black death2 sets
18this terrible disease, also known as the black death, killed 1/3 of the population of europe. the _____ ______.2 sets
19a form of black death where the flea was the transmitter of the disease2 sets
20deadly disease that spread across asia and europe in the mid-14th century, killing millions of people2 sets
21infectious disease spread by rats that killed 1/3 of europe from 1346 -15252 sets
22also called the "black death"2 sets
23"black death"; killed many people during the middle ages2 sets
24a deadly disease that was caused by rats along trade routes. it's results were a decrease in population, decrease in trade but increase in prices, serfs left manors in search of better wages, nobles fiercely resisted peasant demands for higher wages, causing peasant revolts, and the church suffered a loss of prestige, and jews were blamed for the plague.2 sets
25caused by yersinia pestis, this bacterial disease swells lymph ndes, fever, shock, seizures, antibiotics used2 sets
26a deadly contagious disease caused by bacteria and spread by the fleas2 sets
27a deadly sickness spread throughout europe in the 1340s by fleas on rats; also called the black death2 sets
28a deadly disease that struck parts of asia, north africa, and europe during the 1300s. it caused the death of one-third of europe. it left blackish spots on the skin. it reduced population and decreased trade.2 sets
291/3 of all europe’s pop died, spread by rats, brought by sailors to crimea, work shortage, wages for skilled laborers soared.2 sets
30an infectious disease transmitted by fleas. it is characterized by fever, chills, and the formation of swellings. also known as the black plague or black death.2 sets
31this plague did not spread in scandainavia in any appreciable number--cold winters did not foster the spread of pathogens; did not impact india negatively1 set
32this plague killed 90% of china in the northwest and a third of european population. this completed disrupted trade1 set
33in china, one of the growing list of problems for mongols to deal, inflation and epidemic disease. what was the name of the disease which resulted in depopulation and labor shortage?1 set
34caused by yersinia pestis, infected fleas carried the bacterium, bite the rat. rat dies and fleas bite human. made the lymph glands swollen1 set
35dfdfdg1 set
36a contagious disease that devasted the world in the 1300s1 set
37called "the black death"1 set
38tang 600-14501 set
39late 1300s; starts in china from the rats on ships; killed 1/3 of europe's population1 set
40a fatal illness, also known as the black death, that spread from asia to europe on rats on ships in the mid 1300s and killed roughly 25 million people1 set