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The Great Plague In London

The plague spread from animals to humans by fleas. Nowadays bubonic plague does not spread to advanced countries which are located in Europe. Last greater plague outbreak was in Kongo Democratic Republic. (Wikipedia homepage: http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katk) 1.1 Symptoms Buboes are commonly found in the armpits, groin or neck. Due to its bite-based form of infection, the bubonic plague is often the first step of a progressive series of illnesses. Two other types are pneumonic and septicemic. However, pneumonic plague, unlike the bubonic or septicemic, induced coughing, and was also very infectious and allowed person-to-person spread. Bubonic plague symptoms appear suddenly, usually 2­5 days after exposure to the bacteria. (Wikipedia homepage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubonic_plague) Symptoms include: chills; general ill feeling (malaise); high fever (102 degrees Fahrenheit / 39 degrees Celsius); seizures; painful lymph gland swelling called a bubo, commonly found