Monday, May 16, 2011

Was there ANY Possible Cure to the Black Death?

The doctors attempt nor the power of medicine did any good use to the victims of the Black Death. There was NO cure for the plague. So the ONLY option was to die!!!!! Many medical helpers didn't have the chance to find the cure from the fear of catching the plague themselves. I mean really, would you take care of somebody with taking the chance of dying yourself? Although there are no cures, this doesn't mean the people didn't at least try. Some attempts were herbs and a book of spells and charms. Many of the towns people believed that the magicians and gods were punishing them so they did many spiritual offerings. These people called apothecaries made medicine from natural ingredients and were a huge part in the role of caring for the sick. Most could never have the bravery to do that. The reason why the sick weren't usually cared for was because death was expected and because the plague was bubonic. Bubonic means that it can be spread from person to persons through air, interaction, and body fluids.
    Some citizens took the matter into their own hands which you can tell didn't work very well. People burned the clothes of the dead. This didn't work because in order to get the clothes of the dead you'd have to touch them and then you'd be infected. Whiles others burned clothes others took it to a whole other level. A group of men called "Flagellant Brothers," tried to stop the disease by whipping their bodies to punish themselves so that the gods could stop punishing them by the plague and they'd punish them selves. The most common cure for not trying to get the Black Death was to put on leather masks with beaks on them that resemble birds and would fill the nose with burning herbs.

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