Epidemics Flashcards
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The Black Death
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1348-49 - bubonic and pneumonic plagues
Believed it was miasma, witchcraft, 4 humours, punishment God
People would pray, take herbal remedies
Up to half of Europe’s population died
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The Great Plague
A
1665 - killed around 100,000 people in London
Spread because of poor sanitation that lead to sewage and waste in the streets - black rats
Government introduced quarantine
Belief in Miasma
Bloodletting and purging used
