What were the different types of the plague and how did they affect the people that caught it?

      There were 3 different types of the plague. The first was the Bubonic Plague. This plague was the most common of all plagues, and it infected the lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is a system that helps carries fluid to your heart, for those of you who didn't know. There were a lot of gross, painful symptoms to go along with this plague, as if just catching it wasn't enough. First off, you would get painful swellings in your lymph nodes, and then black areas, or patches ALL over your skin. And if that isn't enough for you, you would also get fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, exhaustion and apparently a HORRIBLE smell!!!!! Most people who caught this plague would die within 5-7 days.

        The second type of plague you could have caught in the middle ages is the Pneumonic plague. This plague was an infection to the respiratory system. Some symptoms included: coughing, coughing up blood, chest pains, shortness of breath and a VERY high fever. Almost all people that caught the Pneumonic plague died within two days. Most people didn't know how long they had to live, so they wouldn't worry about their symptoms. But I guess that wasn't the best idea, was it?

        The last, and most deadly plague of the Black Death epidemic was the Septicemic plague. This was the least common plague you could catch, which is a good thing. The Septicemic plague was an infection to your circulatory system, or blood system as I call it. Many of the symptoms you would have had are similar to the ones of the Bubonic plague. Accept you would have had seizers, and a tendency to bleed randomly. This plague would have killed you in less than a day. All of these plague are caused by the same bacillus, Yersinia pestis, or a germ.

       I think the moral of this post is: STAY AWAY FROM RATS!!!!