A scientist might work in a laboratory, out in nature, at a special office, as a professor, as a writer or journalist, and more! To answer puzzling questions, scientists might do everything from performing tests and collecting surveys to brainstorming and daydreaming! Scientists use all kinds of different tools for their jobs: Computers, telescopes, microscopes, rulers, thermometers, barometers, scales, beakers and test tubes, and much more!
The bacteria that causes the bubonic plague is called Yersinia pestis. This bacteria also causes the other two forms of plague: septicemic plague and pneumonic plague (see Types of Plague).
What is the bubonic plague? Bubonic plague is a type of bacterial infection which is quite deadly as it was able to take the lives of millions of people in only a short period of time. This is the deadliest and most common form of plague which targets the lymphatic system. The bacteria that cause the bubonic plague are also the ones responsible for the septicemic plague which targets the blood as well as the pneumonic plague which aims for the lungs. Bubonic Plague Causes