helped them transfer the plague from civilian to civilian (Peppas 6). Furthermore‚ fleas would hide in rats fur and they could jump up to six feet which helped them get on the human body (9). Over a 100 different species of fleas could inject the disease into humans which was a major problem because people didn’t know where the disease was coming from‚ and this caused the many different pests to be unnoticed (8).The unsanitary conditions in every village helped the plague spread rapidly. It spread
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Rats in the Cellar The last thing any homeowner wants to discover is that they have rats in the cellar (basement)‚ especially since the rodents are harbingers of disease. They also cause safety hazards due to their natural gnawing instinct and can chew through electrical wires‚ which can result in the house catching on fire. Norway rats’ habit of tunneling under foundations can potentially cause structural damage to the home‚ causing thousands of repair dollars. Fortunately‚ homeowners have options
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Name Sami’ya Graves Salt Marsh Mosquitoes Salt Marsh Mosquitoes are the most annoying bug because ‚ While both males and females may nectar-feed‚ only females are haematophagous‚ or blood feeders (Connelly 2017) . Salt Marsh mosquitoes are of course found in or around marshes. They are very common in the coastal areas in the United States.They are known nationally for the diseases they spread and their aggressive biting. The reader (readers) of this article will find out where Salt Marsh Mosquitoes
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The Panama Canal The Panama Canal is a canal that joins the two largest oceans in the world‚ the Atlantic ocean and the Pacific Oceans together. Canals are an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation that is man made. How did they manage to construct this? They used science‚ they had to measure sea level‚ which required science. They used engineering to construct their route. They used several steam shovels to get the dirt out
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One of the primary lessons I learned is that Christopher Columbus is said to have carried a range of diseases the first time he crossed the Atlantic in 1492‚ which wiped out a huge population of Indians. The strategy was viewed as revenge through the introduction of syphilis into Europe. On the other hand‚ a skeleton was found in an English monastery that was said to be of a man who possibly died of syphilis. It is tough to determine the disease an individual died from especially after a long period
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The invasive species known as the‚ “Coypu” or “Nutria” are rodents who were brought to the United States for trade. Originally relocated here from South America‚ the coypu were used for their fur for trade in 1889. When the trade of Nutria fur crashed‚ the rodents were released into the wild. Currently‚ the animals reside mostly in Texas and Louisiana. Coypu prefered diets consist of roots‚ rhizomes and tubers of cattails‚ cordgrass‚ and bulrush. The Coypu species is mainly a problem in Louisiana
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The Life within the Fire The tripods had some of the most significance on the setting in the story‚ “The Masque of the Red Death.” As Poe stated in the story‚ “There was no light of any kind emanating from lamp or candle within the suite of chambers. But in the corridors that followed the suite‚ there stood‚ opposite to each window‚ a heavy tripod‚ bearing brazier of fire that projected its rays through the tinted glass and so glaringly illumined the room...” the tripods were the only light source
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What started as a small spark ‚ possibly in a barn‚ ignited one of the most destructive and largest catastrophes‚ in Chicago’s history. The Great Chicago fire of 1871 is still a mystery. MAny have speculated‚ pointed fingers‚ and taken blame for the devastating fire that destroyed hundreds of acres‚ took many lives‚ and charred the Windy City to ashes. The truths to what really happened on that late night on the eighth of October may never be unravelled. Many do however feel that the evidence
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There are many effects that happened because of the explorations. The Europeans spread many diseases to the Native Americans. Those diseases were: Smallpox‚ Measles‚ Malaria‚ Yellow Fever‚ Influenza‚ Chicken pox‚ Syphilis‚ Polio‚ Hepatitis‚ and Encephalitis. Because of the diseases‚ millions of Native Americans were killed. Native American civilizations were also destroyed. European powers built up extensive overseas empires. Large amounts of Europeans moved to America. Native American crops were
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During the Great Depression there were many deaths. For example‚ starvation from the lack of food and many more of the deaths were caused by dust pneumonia. The Great Depression made people died‚ face discrimination‚ and bankruptcy. First‚ effect of the Great Depression was the large death count. One main factor‚ of these deaths was the dust pneumonia caused by the dust storm. A quote from the book‚ Out of the Dust‚ by Karen Hesse‚ “Pete Guymon took ill with dust pneumonia.” [140] Another‚ factor
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