Here we are going to make a series about the virus's life meaning by that, how it was made, and how hard it goes through it. in which I talk about different viruses.
Black death is also known as the bubonic plague. The Bubonic plague was one of the most feared diseases in the 14th century. The black death arrived in Europe in October 1347, when 12 ships from the Black Sea docked at the Sicilian port of Messina. The virus is thought to have begun in Asia over 2,000 years ago and likely was spread by trading ships.
Plague Doctor
Now, let's move aside from the black death. we will discuss who were the plague doctors. They were doctors nothing evil, however, the doctors were during the time of the black death. By counting how many people died they tried to save, but not hard enough.
plague doctors believed that the air was contagious so they invented "masks to protect themselves from bad air and prevent contagion."
"These masks have lenses on the eyes and a long cavity in the nose, and were filled with drugs and aromatic items". "This cavity measuring about half a foot in length had 2 small vent holes, and its shape was very similar to the beaks of birds." "At the beak were used substances such as ambergris, mint leaves, storax, myrrh, laudanum, rose petals, camphor, cloves, and straw."
Symptoms of the Black Plague -
Finally, let's get back to the topic And talk about the symptoms of the Black Plague.
The incubation period of bubonic plague is usually 2 to 8 days. Patients develop fever, headache, chills, weakness, and one or more swollen, painful lymph nodes.
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