Bubonic Plague is an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria, typically transmitted through fleas on rats. Symptoms include swollen lymph nodes (buboes), fever, chills, and weakness.
Quarantine: This term refers to isolating individuals or communities to prevent disease spread. During outbreaks of Bubonic Plague, entire towns were often quarantined.
Ring Around The Rosie: A nursery rhyme believed by some to be related to Bubonic Plague due to references about "rosie" (rashes) and "ashes" (cremation).
The Great Plague of London: This was a major outbreak of Bubonic Plague in 1665-1666 that killed an estimated 100,000 people, nearly a quarter of London's population.
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