SSC
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The bubonic plague began in Africa.
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The bubonic plague took about four years to reach almost every corner of Europe
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Bubonic plague is the most common form of plague. This occurs when an infected flea bites a person or when materials contaminated with Y. pestis enter through a break in a person’s skin. Patients develop swollen, tender lymph glands (called buboes) and fever, headache, chills, and weakness.
Detailed explanation-2: -What caused the Black Death? The Black Death is believed to have been the result of plague, an infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The disease was likely transmitted from rodents to humans by the bite of infected fleas.
Detailed explanation-3: -After analyzing DNA traces found in the teeth of plague victims, researchers argue that the Black Death started in what is now northern Kyrgyzstan. Their findings, published this week in Nature, suggest that the Black Death then spread to Europe via trade routes.