The Bubonic Plague, the most common form of the Black Death, is contracted directly from the bite of an infected flea. Symptoms take from one to seven days to show up, and the mortality rate without treatment is about 75%. Left untreated, death occurs within a few days of contraction.
The most characteristic symptom of the bubonic plague are the "buboes" themselves, tremendous swelling and inflamation of Lymph nodes. Buboes are generally found around the neck, armpits, and groin. Bubo shown here on upper thigh of victim.
Buboes then develop black and purple spots, as shown below on neck of victim.
Other symptoms can include nausea and vomiting, joint pain, fever of 101-105, the occasional hemmorage from a bubo, bouts of coughing, and just plain feeling icky.
