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
To: x
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)
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
To: x
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
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