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Ring-A-ring around o Rosies,
A pocket full of posies
A tishoo! A tishoo!
We all fall down
LO:
To investigate
the Great Plague
and its impact
Key concepts:
Cause and consequence
& significance
The different types of the plague
There are three human types of the disease.
Bubonic plague is the most common. A flea bite deposits causes
infection. As a result, the disease is characterised by 'buboes', large,
inflamed and painful swellings in the groin, armpits or neck, depending on
where the flea bite occurred. 60% of all those infected died of bubonic
plague.
In septicaemic plague, which is almost always fatal, the infection enters
the bloodstream directly. Like bubonic plague it is caused directly by flea
bites.
Pneumonic plague is the most deadly: it is usually fatal and it does not
require flea bites to spread. When the bacteria reach the lungs, severe
pneumonia occurs, it spreads by coughs and on clothing. Thus it is highly
contagious.
Death occurs quickly, within three or four days.
You have twenty
minutes answer
the questions….
Quick he’s coming
Look at the
sources
provided
You are the council of a
small town just outside London.
What measures would you put in place to stop
the Plague from spreading to your town?
What would you do if the Plague came to your town?