Signs and Symptoms
Early symptoms of the Black Death included headaches, fever, vomiting and a white coated tongue. Lymph glands in the groin, armpits and the neck would swell up, forming blue-black lumps known as buboes. Within a day or so, these lumps would cover the entire body, with the victim experiencing rapid pulse, slurred speech and couldn't walk properly. Life expectancy was only a few days once the symptoms were found.
Buboes: Blue-black lumps that appeared in the groin, armpits and neck of plague victims and would swell up and leak puss and blood.
Lymph Glands: A group of cells that make and send out other cells that fight infection throughout the body. These cells help filter out bacteria. Lymph glands are also called lymph nodes.
Buboes: Blue-black lumps that appeared in the groin, armpits and neck of plague victims and would swell up and leak puss and blood.
Lymph Glands: A group of cells that make and send out other cells that fight infection throughout the body. These cells help filter out bacteria. Lymph glands are also called lymph nodes.