TRANSMISSION
Yersinia Pestis is a rodent infection, which can target many eukaryotic cells in both, animals and humans. Although, this disease was more prone to rodents and was contained in one ecosystem, humans had ‘accidentally’ contracted this pathogen, leading to bubonic plague. This leads to the first method of transmission, the agent of transmission known as the rodent. Rats or Rodents, both internationally and nationally, were spreading this deadly pathogen amongst themselves so discretely, as if it was some black-market operation. However, when a rodent bites or comes into contact with a human, the disease becomes prominent in a human population within a few days. Coming into contact with a rodent includes being bitten or directly touching, in situations such as a rodent infestation in the house, or hunting.
In addition to the rodent, the infective flea is able to transmit this dreaded pathogen. As fleas reside in the rodent, they are simultaneously infected with the rodent. Fleas are never permanent residents and are nomads; hence, they are likely to encounter a human in which the disease will also transmit. Fleas can not only spread the disease to a population of humans, but can also reinfect a rodent population. As depicted in the above diagram, it is usual for the disease to be transmitted from a flea, whether it be to a rodent of human.
The final method is the most obvious and most common method of transmission for Yersinia Pestis (Bubonic Plague).....from human to human. With the average interaction between humans, it is not surprising that this is the easiest and quickest way for the bubonic plague to spread. More specifically, the methods of transmission from human to human, includes
Once a human is contracted with this infectious disease, the certainty of the bacteria spreading from one person to anyone within a few metres of them, is almost inevitable. This disease, once a rodent-only infestation, was claimed as one of the most influential and deadly diseases to the global human population.
The final method is the most obvious and most common method of transmission for Yersinia Pestis (Bubonic Plague).....from human to human. With the average interaction between humans, it is not surprising that this is the easiest and quickest way for the bubonic plague to spread. More specifically, the methods of transmission from human to human, includes
- The Bacteria diffusing into the surrounding air
- Direct contact of skin-to-skin
- Sharing of objects, such a towels, and even chairs and tables
Once a human is contracted with this infectious disease, the certainty of the bacteria spreading from one person to anyone within a few metres of them, is almost inevitable. This disease, once a rodent-only infestation, was claimed as one of the most influential and deadly diseases to the global human population.