What were some of the symptoms of the Plague?

         Most symptoms of the plague were very gross and painful and if I lived at that time and knew a person with the Plague I would probably not be able to look at them because of the horrid symptoms. The first nasty symptom is lumps. You would get lumps under your arms and in the groin.These swellings could grow to the size of apples. Then dark bruises would cover your body and your tongue would turn black. You then would develop a high fever. You would sometimes even cough up pus and blood (Gross! I know I would freak out if that happened to me). The plague was very scary for many people but the most scary thing was that the symptoms change over time. The changing symptoms make it very difficult to create a vaccine for the deadly disease.

       Once you had caught the Plague it would be a scary ride. Most people that caught the plague died very quickly. Most people would die after the third day from when the splotches/bruises firs appeared on their skin. So people would dread finding those dark splotches. The symptoms were very gruesome and sickening to look at but it was so common that people probably became more accustomed to it. All I have to say is that I would dislike it very much to live at that time and I am thankful that I am living in the world that I live in today!!!!!