Black Death
There were not enough living to bury the dead, and those rodents that were alive were the same who roamed the streets, carrying the fleas that had the disease. In Western Europe around 1339, Europe’s population had began to outgrow the food supply, and a major economic crisis had started to take place. It was very cold during the winter, and very dry during the summer, and due to the weather circumstances there was very low food supplies, lacking production of crops, and the crops that did grow were dying. For some reason God had punished Europe with seven bad years of weather and famine which lead to the greatest plague of all time. This plague was known as the “Bubonic Plague”, an epidemic that was soon to be spread from Asia …show more content…
This plague caused “one in every three people” to be dead throughout Medieval England (Bubonic Plague, 2014). Therefore, many cures were brought up. Many of these cures were absurd but as the time passed people gained common sense and realized such things weren’t very reasonable. Once a person was known to have the disease, they were treated with vinegar and water. The host was put to bed, and was washed with vinegar and rose water. The swellings that were associated with this plague were treated with lancing and bubbles (Bubonic Plague, 2014). A mixture of “tree sin, roots of white lilies and dried human excrement” were applied to those areas where the person was cut open or where they had wounds (Cures for BlackDeath, 2014). When dealing with sanitation, the bodies and the waste of the human bodies were very important to be eliminated. The dead bodies were buried in “deep pits” outside of the village and their clothes were burnt (Cures for the BlackDeath, 2014). It was very important for people in the village to take various precautions when it came down to getting rid of the dead bodies. Many bodily fluids were easy to become in contact with so the person whose job it was to get rid of these bodies was in a very close risk to also become infected with the Bubonic
There were not enough living to bury the dead, and those rodents that were alive were the same who roamed the streets, carrying the fleas that had the disease. In Western Europe around 1339, Europe’s population had began to outgrow the food supply, and a major economic crisis had started to take place. It was very cold during the winter, and very dry during the summer, and due to the weather circumstances there was very low food supplies, lacking production of crops, and the crops that did grow were dying. For some reason God had punished Europe with seven bad years of weather and famine which lead to the greatest plague of all time. This plague was known as the “Bubonic Plague”, an epidemic that was soon to be spread from Asia …show more content…
This plague caused “one in every three people” to be dead throughout Medieval England (Bubonic Plague, 2014). Therefore, many cures were brought up. Many of these cures were absurd but as the time passed people gained common sense and realized such things weren’t very reasonable. Once a person was known to have the disease, they were treated with vinegar and water. The host was put to bed, and was washed with vinegar and rose water. The swellings that were associated with this plague were treated with lancing and bubbles (Bubonic Plague, 2014). A mixture of “tree sin, roots of white lilies and dried human excrement” were applied to those areas where the person was cut open or where they had wounds (Cures for BlackDeath, 2014). When dealing with sanitation, the bodies and the waste of the human bodies were very important to be eliminated. The dead bodies were buried in “deep pits” outside of the village and their clothes were burnt (Cures for the BlackDeath, 2014). It was very important for people in the village to take various precautions when it came down to getting rid of the dead bodies. Many bodily fluids were easy to become in contact with so the person whose job it was to get rid of these bodies was in a very close risk to also become infected with the Bubonic