The Black Death
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- The plague started in 1348 in the medieval timesWhen there wasn’t a lot of knowledge about the human bodies
- The plague arrived in 1348,when twelve ships arrived at the Sicilian port of Messina after travelling in the Black Sea. The people who were at the port got a terrifying surprise. Mist of the sailboat arbors were dead and who were still alive were severely sick and covered in black boiled that oozed blood and pus
- People randomly dropped dead on the street as the plague spreadBack then many people didn’t understand how the symptoms spread.They were spread by fleas, the fleas sucked on rats which contained plague germs then transferred it to humans
- People believed that there were certain cures for the plague and the might be as weird as rubbing a crabs eyes on you neck.Cure 1 :They thought that the swelling of the buboes could be softer with figs and onions. Also that the onions should be mixed with yeast and butter.After that open the swelling with a knife
- Cure 2 :They said thaïe a live frog and put its belly on the plague sore until the frog would swell up and burst.Kepp doing this until the frogs stop bursting.Even weirder some people said a dried frog would do the job better
- The most popular theory of the the plague dissolved was the use of quarantine.It was said that those who were unaffected by the plague used to remain home and only leave when needed.It was estimated that over 25 million people were killed because of the plague The plague faded away in the late 1350
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