Diseases-JM

Type in the content of your page here. By: Jessica Miller Many of the diseases during the 15th and 16th century were deadly. Most of them were caused by improper sanitation. Here are a few: Smallpox Caused by: physical contact Symptoms: High fever, vomiting, headaches, raised pink rash

Yellow Fever Caused by: mosquitoes Symptoms: Vomiting, vomiting blood, fever, red eyes, and face.

Scarlet Fever Caused by:Streptococcal bacteria Symptoms: Vomiting, sore throat,headaches, chills,fever

Measles Caused by:nose and mouth of an infected person Symptoms:headache, fever, blood shot eyes, tiny white spots in mouth, rashes,

There was also a terrible outbreak called the Black Death. It was caused by the rat flea. There was three types of black death.The bubonic variant is one which causes swelling lumps to appear on victims. They could be the size of an apple! The second on is the pneumonic plague. It attacked the lungs and could be spread merely by breathing. The last one is the septicemic version attack the blood system. The Black Death happened during the late 1340's. Europe was shaken badly by the black plague and lost roughly a third of it's population.