Great Plague Flashcards
1
Q
Causes
A
Alignment of stars
Person to person - popular but had no proof
Miasma
Dunghills creating plague vapour when warm
2
Q
Treatment
A
Sweat out the disease
Strap a chicken to a bubo(pass on the plague)
Exotic spices- nutmeg
Quack doctors advice(usually pointless)
3
Q
Prevention
A
Prayer Quarantine Carry a pomander(perfume) Royal decree banned public meetings Fires burnt Killing of cats and dogs Searchers quarantine people for 28 days
