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Tuesday 21 June 2011

What were peoples 'cures' to the plague ?

As there was very little scientific knowledge of medicine. Many people had some very unusual cures to the plague. People believed that plague was caused by bad air, so they believed that if you carried flowers you wouldn't be able to smell the air.   
They also believed that if you placed chicken bottoms to the buboes, it would heal them.
 Another crazy idea was if you sat in the sewer, the bad smell would scare away the plague. 
One they made was to mainly prevent plague. They would cover from head to toe in a leather coat. This wouldn't of been a great way of preventing but it certainly would of helped. If they were covered head to toe in leather. The leather would prevent the fleas from reaching the skin. Stopping the flea giving the person the plague. They would also wear a mask with a beak. The beak would contain lavender or scented flower. To prevent breathing bad air. 

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