Statement of the Illness/Disease

Bubonic plague, caused by bacterium, swept through Europe in late 1340's which killed a large number of people. This mean that who ever got affected would soon die. A third of the world’s population died because of the plague. Bubonic plague is a bacterial infection that begins to multiply. Some effects of the plague are: abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea (may be bloody), tiny broken blood vessels, nausea, and buboes. It affects many parts of the body such as the skin and lungs. Since the plague affects the lungs it’s hard for the victim to breathe and eat. Furthermore, this means it affects the respiratory system.