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To: blam
I heard that septicemic plague is deadlier than bubonic.
Was the bubonic plague the Black Death? Some people say no.
6 posted on 05/05/2008 3:40:24 PM PDT by x
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The Black death came in 3 forms.

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7 posted on 05/05/2008 3:52:54 PM PDT by Spunky (You are free to make choices, but not free from the consequences)
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To: x
I heard that septicemic plague is deadlier than bubonic.

That may be true, but it may also be less contagious or less easily transmitted between people.

Was the bubonic plague the Black Death? Some people say no.

Yes it was, the buboes (a symptom) caused the skin to turn black, hence the name "Black Death".

9 posted on 05/05/2008 4:36:43 PM PDT by reg45
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I think the pneumonic version was the most deadly, killing people in just a few hours. There are stories about victims looking healthy at breakfast but falling dead before suppertime. No wonder people thought it was the end of the world.


10 posted on 05/05/2008 5:19:39 PM PDT by Max in Utah (A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
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