Dealing with the Black Death, 1348-49: Flashcards
1
Q
when did the black death start and where
A
in 1347 in the south of Italy from far east merchant routes.
2
Q
when did it reach to England
A
1348
3
Q
How did it get there
A
through the belly of fleas on merchant ship. spreaded through air
4
Q
causes of black death
A
Jews 1348to1349
spirt of mans eye to a next spirt
5
Q
treatment of black death
supernatural
natural
A
pray to god. believing they created it.
purging and blood letting to create balance of four humours
ricia to stop miasma
rub wounds with chicken liver
6
Q
symptoms of black death
A
chest pains
boils
black baboes in armpit and groin
snezing and coughing up blood
