LibGuides: The Black Death: Symptoms of the Disease

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Here are some books that you may find useful during your studies. Search the Bennies catalogue Oliver for more, or browse the Non-fiction collection NFS.

Plague unclassified : secrets of the great plague revealed by Hunter, Nick
Call Number: NFS 942.106 HUN
ISBN: 9781408192177
Publication Date: 2013
Discover the secrets of the great plague of London! For hundreds of years, plague had ravaged towns and cities all over the world. In 1665, the killer disease once again returned to London, England. As the rich fled in terror the poor, left behind to face the disease, died by the thousand. Packed with orignal artefacts and fascinating facts, meet real Londonners who lived through the plague, find out why doctors used leeches and wine to treat the sick, and discover what really caused the worst epidemic in London's history.
The Plague And Medicine in the Middle Ages by Fiona MacDonald
ISBN: 9780836858983
Publication Date: 2005-07-01
The Middle ages, from A.D. 500-1500, were once described as dark and stagnant--a thousand years without a bath. Now, the Middle Ages are celebrated as a time of immense social change, of outstanding achievements in art and science, and of deep spirituality. The

Thought Co.

Once bitten, a victim experienced symptoms like headaches, chills, high temperatures, and extreme tiredness. They might have nausea and pain throughout their bodies. Within several days the bacteria had begun affecting the body’s lymph nodes, and these swelled up into painful large lumps called ‘buboes’ (from which the disease takes its popular name: Bubonic Plague).

You Tube

The outbreak of the Black Death in the 14th century decimated populations across Europe, Asia and Africa. This program looks at: the symptoms of the disease, how it was caused and transmitted, and the role poor living conditions and a lack of medical knowledge played in its fast and far reaching spread. Prevailing and sometimes bizarre beliefs about its causes and cures are discussed in this stylised and at times gruesome presentation which is sure to capture viewer attention.

What is plague? How many people died from the Black Death and the other plague pandemics? Learn about the bacterium behind the plague disease, how factors like trade and urbanization caused it to spread to every continent except Antarctica, and how three devastating pandemics helped shape modern medicine.

The Black Death Symptoms

The History Channel

Europeans were scarcely equipped for the horrible reality of the Black Death. “In men and women alike,” the Italian poet Giovanni Boccaccio wrote, “at the beginning of the malady, certain swellings, either on the groin or under the armpits…waxed to the bigness of a common apple, others to the size of an egg, some more and some less, and these the vulgar named plague-boils

Britannica

Bubonic plague causes fever, fatigue, shivering, vomiting, headaches, giddiness, intolerance to light, pain in the back and limbs, sleeplessness, apathy, and delirium. It also causes buboes: one or more of the lymph nodes become tender and swollen, usually in the groin or armpits.

World History Encyclopedia

Symptoms are raging fever and joint pains. If untreated, bubonic plague is fatal in between 30 and 75% of infections, often within 72 hours.