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Dealing with the Great Plague (Cause Ideas (Miasma (vapor was present in…
Dealing with the Great Plague
Causes
supernatural
planets
punishment from God
miasma
How was it spread
person to person
people began to realise this
Prevention methods
warding off the miasma
creating strong smells
Local government
took a lot more action
Quak doctors
no medical experience
sold services as a doctor or apothecary
took advantage of general panic
mixed remedies
advertised them as fabulous cures
made easy money
Cause Ideas
Astrology
unusal alignment between Saturn and Jupiter
OCTOBER 1664 :!:
seen as unlucky combinations
suggested trouble ahead
Punishment from God
result of mankind's wickedness
God had sent it to clean up his kingdom
Miasma
most popular theory by far
different from Black Death :star:
had been created by the rubbish and dung hills
vapor was present in soil
in warmer times it would come out of soil as a plague carrying miasma
fitted with pattern of infection
plague outbreaks usually began in warmer wweather
in cold weather it would stay there
Other people
spread person to person
many people believed this
different to Black Death :star:
but not most popular
no proof for theory
even people who believed cause was miasma
person got it from miasma but then could spread it
correct idea
victims quarrintined
Approaches to treatment
new methods
transference
methods meant to draw out posion
theorised this would help patient recover
lancing bubo with feather from live chicken
strapping chicken to bubo
different to black death :star:
sweat out disease
lay by fire
wrapped in thick woolen cloths
different to Black Death :star:
had an impact on treatment approach
Don't know much
not many records on attempts
was done by family members in quarritine area
you have to be there to see it and if you were there then you were gonna be dead
herbal remedies
extremely popular
same as the black death :star::
different forms
medicine
poultices
rubs
not effective
did not understand the cause
best to avoid it
same as Black Death :star:
Approaches to prevention
Advice from pysicians
collgue of physicians
variety of meathod
prayer and repentance
quarritine anyone with the plague
carry a pomander
drive off misma
various diets
fasting
heavy garlic and sage fried in butter diet
special costumes
hooked birdlike masks
meant to attract disease
leave patient
sweet-smelling herbs
cloak
treated with wax
no patient pus or blood soaked into it
advice from other healers
most people turned to them
plague water treatment
apothecaries
native herbs
used in England for centuries :star:
mint
rosemary
new exotic igredients
nutmeg
sugar
smoking tobacco
ward off miasma
caught syphilis
buboes was a symptom of both diseases
though it would prevent plague
did not work
government action
king took action
made a list of actions to try stop the spread
carried out by local government officials including mayor
decreed people should fast regularlly
Charles II
different to Black Death :star:
did more
fire set to burn
often in barrels of tar or strewn
with sweet smelling herbs
on street corners
drive away miasma
streets and alleyways were swept and cleaned
public meetings,fairs,large funerals
banned
different to Black Death :star:
cats, dogs and pigeons killed if seen on streets
around 40,000 dogs killed
around 200,000 cats killed
people thought they were spreading the dises
mayor
appointed people to mointor disease
warders
searchers
go from house to house checking to see if there were plague victims
infected household?
yes
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dead were disposed of daily
carts
People's belief
best way to avoid run away
same as Black Death :star:
realised not knowing the cause could kill them
no cure
best to focus on prevention
worked before
better than wild attempts at cure
stop the disease from spreading