Great Plague of London 5

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What type of plague affects people's breathing?

Bubonic plague

Rat-borne plague

Septicemic plague

Pneumonic plague (correct)

Why might people in medieval England have been unsure how the plague would affect them?

They didn't think it was deadly

They didn't know how it was transmitted (correct)

They thought it could be cured with herbs

They believed it only affected the rich

Why are rats unlikely to spread the plague?

The plague primarily affects humans, not rats

They have natural immunity to the disease

Fleas prefer human hosts over rats (correct)

Their population was too low during outbreaks

When was the nursery rhyme 'Ring Around the Rosie' linked to the plague?

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What word in the final paragraph means 'died from'?

Perished Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between bubonic plague and pneumonic plague?

Pneumonic plague is more infectious than bubonic plague. Signup and view all the answers

Why were people in medieval England unprepared for the pneumonic plague?

They had never been exposed to the plague before. Signup and view all the answers

What led to the spread of the Black Death across England by 1350?

Mutation of bubonic plague into pneumonic plague. Signup and view all the answers

Which statement accurately describes the impact of the seventh-century plague epidemic in Europe?

It killed every living person in some villages. Signup and view all the answers

What was a common belief about how the plague spread?

Fleas on rats were responsible for transmitting the disease. Signup and view all the answers

Great Plague of London 5

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What type of plague affects people's breathing?

Why might people in medieval England have been unsure how the plague would affect them?

Why are rats unlikely to spread the plague?

When was the nursery rhyme 'Ring Around the Rosie' linked to the plague?

What word in the final paragraph means 'died from'?

What is the difference between bubonic plague and pneumonic plague?

Why were people in medieval England unprepared for the pneumonic plague?

What led to the spread of the Black Death across England by 1350?

Which statement accurately describes the impact of the seventh-century plague epidemic in Europe?

What was a common belief about how the plague spread?

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