Flashcard on Pandemics and the Black Death

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What is lymph?

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A clear fluid that helps fight germs in your body.

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What are buboes?

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Swollen lymph nodes that are a sign of a disease.

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What animal primarily carried the germ responsible for the Black Death? Options: Cats, Dogs, Rats, Birds

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Rats

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What insect helped spread the Black Death?

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Fleas

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What percentage of Europe's population died from the Black Death?

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About two out of every three people

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What was a major impact of the Black Death on society?

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Labor shortages

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What made people's skin turn black during the Black Death?

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The swollen lymph nodes

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Where did the Black Death start?

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Central Asia

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What kind of germ caused the Black Death?

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Bacteria

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How did the Black Death spread from rats to people?

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Through fleas