The Great Plague of London - By: Zara and Giulia

The Great Plague of London - By: Zara and Giulia

1. Causes

   • The fleas bit the gerblils infecting them
     • The gerbils traveled to different places infecting the other animals, allowing these animals to pass on the disease
       • The animals would bite the humans and therefore pass on the disease in which they were carrying
         • The disease would spread usually by contact so if an animal was infected and made contact with a human they would catch the disease
   • London at the time was very dirty at the time
     • This was a perfect home for the existing gerbils but it was also attracting other rats.
       • The human would then spread it by coughing or touching
     • Not only gerbils were attracted to this kind of place however the fleas were also attracted and most of them were carrying the virus.
       • The fly's would then touch the humans and infect them

2. England's Reactions

   • Clothing
     • Doctors or some of the rich would wear long dresses to stop the infection getting to them and to prevent making contact or being bitten by a mosquito. They would also wear a beak to prevent catching the virus, and they would cover their head for the same reason. Some doctors would have a stick to hit the patient as they believed it would send the plague away.
       • Some doctors would have a stick to hit the patient as they believed it would send the plague away.
   • England stop importing and exporting goods with any countries as they were scared they could infect the world
   • Whoever caught the plague would be locked in their house with their family and made to starve
     • Across the door a red cross would be painted as a warning to the public

3. Impacts

   • Symptons
     • Swellings under armpits and groins
       • Swelling spread enlarge to the size of an apple or egg
         • Black or red spots appear
           • Pain all over the body and a rash
             • Patient feels tired and has difficulties to sleep
               • physical appearance changes and patient slowly dies
   • 15% of the population died
   • It killed over 100,000 people