Treatments for the black death Flashcards
list some religious treatments which were used to treat the black death.
-Going for church services every day to pray for forgiveness.
-Fasting
-Going on pilgrimages
-Whipping yourself in public.
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List some supernatural preventions which where used to treat the black death.
-Carrying charms
-Carrying precious stones
-Listening to cheerful music
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What actions did the government take to prevent it?
-Quarantine laws
-Street cleaners to clean the streets
-Fines to to prevent butchers from leaving animal waste on the streets.
What were some treatments that were used to treat the black death?
-Buboes being cut open to make pus leave it with the belief being that illness would drain the body.
-Bleeding or purging a victim to balance the four humours.
-Rubbing onions and herbs to reduce the swelling of the buboes.
-Bread being put on the buboes to reduce swelling.
-Drinking vinegar, crushed minerals and even mercury to cleanse the body.