Treatments for the black death

Question 1

list some religious treatments which were used to treat the black death.

Answer 1

-Going for church services every day to pray for forgiveness.
-Fasting
-Going on pilgrimages
-Whipping yourself in public.
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Question 2

List some supernatural preventions which where used to treat the black death.

Answer 2

-Carrying charms
-Carrying precious stones
-Listening to cheerful music
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Question 3

What actions did the government take to prevent it?

Answer 3

-Quarantine laws
-Street cleaners to clean the streets
-Fines to to prevent butchers from leaving animal waste on the streets.

Question 4

What were some treatments that were used to treat the black death?

Answer 4

-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.