CURES AND THE EFFECTS OF THE BLACK DEATH ON SOCIETYcuresThere were many cures offered by medical people. I have listed a few below
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THE PLAGUE DOCTOR
The most iconic part of their costume was the mask and the "Beak". The beak was designed with a purpose. There was a theory at the time called the "miasma theory". They believed that foul smells caused disease. So to protect themselves the beaks were filled with sweet smelling herbs that would extinguish the smell of their dying patients and keep them safe from the plague. THIS "YOU TUBE" CLIP TELLS SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE PLAGUE DOCTORS IF YOU ARE INTERESTED!
Effects of the Black Death
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