Black Death Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• plague : fatal epidemic disease; usually used in reference to the bubonic plague
• flagellant : a person who whipped themselves as a form of self-punishment for sin
• flea : a small wingless jumping insect which feeds on the blood of mammals.
• yersinia pestis : the bacterium that causes the plague
• pandemic : widespread disease across a large region
• black death : a devastating pandemic of bubonic plague that struck europe and asia in the mid-1300s
• pneumonic plague : the result of yersinia pestis infection of the lungs
• bubonic plague : the most common form of the plague, usually acquired through the bite of an infected flea.
• black rat : a rat with dark fur and long tail, found throughout the world.
• biological warfare : method of warfare based on infecting the enemy with deadly disease
• bloodletting : the withdrawal of blood from a patient to cure disease