Sentences with phrase «by bubonic»

But Wittenberg went on its way, as yet largely undisturbed except by the bubonic plague which was raging just now; two hundred students left Wittenberg temporarily late in 1516 for their homes, or to stay elsewhere for a while till the plague should move on.

Not exact matches

By the 1970s, «plague deniers,» a vocal faction within the scholarly community, contended that the Black Death had been a dramatically more virulent infection than the modern - day bubonic plague.

Most are bubonic plague, transmitted from rats to humans by the bite of a flea.

(Both forms are caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis; pneumonic plague develops when a person with bubonic plague is not treated, and the infection spreads to the lungs.)

This poor island nation is regularly hit by plague outbreaks, but they are typically the relatively less dangerous bubonic form, transmitted from rats to humans by fleas, and occur largely in remote areas.

DNA analysis suggests that the Black Death was caused by a strain of bubonic plague that is now probably extinct

bubonic plague A disease caused by the bacteriumYersinia pestis.

According to legend, thieves during the bubonic plague survived by making an herbal vinegar with herbs like rosemary, thyme and lavender.

The most famous mention of these herbs in this specific combination was by four thieves during the Bubonic Plague.

By the time school started, I had rough plans for a culminating project: a living museum in which my seventh graders would dramatically present their learning about the fourteenth century bubonic plague in Europe.

Don't be deceived by its tiny stature and minuscule lifespan; this cell can capture bubonic plague in a web of its own DNA, spew out enzymes to digest anthrax and die in a kamikaze blaze of microbe - massacring glory.

His descendents ruled until the late 14th century, at which time the country fell into what Norwegians call «the 400 - year - night» triggered by the Black Death (bubonic plague which killed up to two - thirds of Europe's population).

Bubonic plague is the most common form and is characterized by high temperatures, lethargy and swollen lymph nodes, most commonly in the neck and under the jaw.

During this time the bubonic plague was also of great concern killing millions world wide as it was often spread by rats harboring fleas that carried the infection.

Cats contract bubonic plague in the same manner as humans, from yersina pestis bacteria carried by a flea whose natural hosts are rodents.

Also known as bubonic or septicemic plague, this highly contagious bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis is the «Black Death» responsible for killing one - third to one - half of the world's population in Europe and Asia in the late 1340s.

Europe razed almost half its temperate oak -, beech - and birch - woods in the Middle Ages, an onslaught only briefly reversed by an outbreak of bubonic plague in the 14th century.