Bubonic Plague is an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria, typically transmitted through fleas on rats. Symptoms include swollen lymph nodes (buboes), fever, chills, and weakness.
Imagine Bubonic Plague as an uninvited party crasher who not only ruins your party but also makes everyone sick with their presence - just like how infected fleas brought illness wherever they went.
Quarantine: This term refers to isolating individuals or communities to prevent disease spread. During outbreaks of Bubonic Plague, entire towns were often quarantined.
Ring Around The Rosie: A nursery rhyme believed by some to be related to Bubonic Plague due to references about "rosie" (rashes) and "ashes" (cremation).
The Great Plague of London: This was a major outbreak of Bubonic Plague in 1665-1666 that killed an estimated 100,000 people, nearly a quarter of London's population.
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