A | B |
bubonic plague | another name for the black death |
Yersinia pestis. | the name given to the bacteria that causes the black death |
china | country black death originated |
ships | method of transporting disease to different countries |
rats | main host for fleas that caused black death |
fleas | parasites that bit humans and caused infection |
fever, headache and black swollen lymph notes | symptoms of black death |
bubodes | name given to black swollen lymph notes |
quarantine | term used to describe isolating to prevent spread of disease |
humours | name given to 4 human fluids eg blood and bile |
plague doctor | name given to this image |
zodiac man | name given to this image |
1348 | the year the disease reached europe |
bloodletting | method of dealing with disease and other illnesses during medieval times |
leeches | name of 'parasitic worm' that sucked blood |
zodiac man |  |
plague doctor |  |
flagellation | a term that describes whipping oneself as an act of remorse to god |
Decline of feudal system | a long term consequence of the black death |
not enough workers to carry out labour tasks | Short term consequence of black death |