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Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
The Black Death Ms. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
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Septicemic Form: almost 100% mortality rate.
The Symptoms Bulbous Septicemic Form: almost 100% mortality rate.
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The Mortality Rate 35% - 70% 25,000,000 dead !!!
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The Culprits
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From the Toggenburg Bible, 1411
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Medieval Art & the Plague
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Boccaccio in The Decameron
The victims ate lunch with their friends and dinner with their ancestors.
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Attempts to Stop the Plague
Pograms against the Jews “Golden Circle” obligatory badge “Jew” hat
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Attempts to Stop the Plague
“Leeching” A Doctor’s Robe
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The Danse Macabre
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