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Apr 15, 2020 · The Black Death is the 19th-century CE term for the plague epidemic that ravaged Europe between 1347-1352 CE, killing an estimated 30 million people there and...
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- Vinegar and the Black Death. The Vinegar Merchant, by Abraham Bosse, mid-to-late 17th century, via the Metropolitan Museum. Known as Four Thieves Vinegar, this Black Death cure from the Medieval Period mixed vinegar with garlic, herbs, and spices.
- Curing the Black Death with Onions. The humble onion was one of the home remedies that desperate doctors and patients alike tried to use to cure the plague, by rubbing chopped raw onion on the buboes (the large pus-filled boils that turned black, hence the name, the Black Death).
- Blood-Letting. Going back to Galen’s theory of the four humors, blood-letting was a common medical procedure in the Medieval Period. The idea was to allow some of the excess humors to drain out of the body.
- Live Chickens and the Vicary Method. This is one of the more bizarre quack cures for the Black Death. This treatment was named the “Vicary Method” after Thomas Vicary, the doctor who promulgated it.
- Flagellation. Some believed that self-flagellation, or whipping oneself as a form of penance, would appease a vengeful God and stop the spread of the plague.
- Aromatic Herbs and Flowers. People often carried aromatic herbs, flowers, and sachets filled with sweet-smelling substances, such as rose petals and lavender, to mask the foul odors believed to carry the disease.
- Quarantine and Isolation. The concept of isolating the infected was not new, and during the Black Death, it was often practiced. Infected individuals were often confined to their homes, which were marked with a painted sign or a piece of cloth to indicate the presence of the plague.
- Fires and Fires of Cleansing. The burning of fires, both large and small, was thought to purify the air. In some cases, bonfires were set ablaze in the streets, and people believed that the smoke would drive away the pestilence.
Jun 17, 2021 · Called the Black Death, it killed millions of Europeans during the Middle Ages. Prevention doesn’t include a vaccine, but does involve reducing your exposure to mice, rats, squirrels and other animals that may be infected.
5 days ago · Black Death, pandemic that ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1351, taking a proportionately greater toll of life than any other known epidemic or war up to that time. The Black Death is widely thought to have been the result of plague, caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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- It is not known for certain how many people died during the Black Death. About 25 million people are estimated to have died in Europe from the plag...
- The Black Death is believed to have been the result of plague, an infectious fever caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The disease was likely...
- The plague that caused the Black Death originated in China in the early to mid-1300s and spread along trade routes westward to the Mediterranean an...
- Yersinia causes three types of plague in humans: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. Although there is DNA evidence that Yersinia was present in vi...
- The effects of the Black Death were many and varied. Trade suffered for a time, and wars were temporarily abandoned. Many labourers died, which dev...
- The Black Death has also been called the Great Mortality, a term derived from medieval chronicles’ use of magna mortalitas. This term, along with m...
Jul 7, 2022 · Treatment. Untreated pneumonic plague can be rapidly fatal, so early diagnosis and treatment is essential for survival and reduction of complications. Antibiotics and supportive therapy are effective against plague if patients are diagnosed in time.
Jul 6, 2020 · Plague was one of history’s deadliest diseases—then we found a cure. Known as the Black Death, the much feared disease spread quickly for centuries, killing millions. The bacterial infection...
