Topic 1: Causes of illness and disease

when was the plague

1665

how many ppl died of plague

25% population

nose cone full of herbs

protects from bad smell

stick plague doctor

poke ppl avoid touching them

thick gloves

avoid contact with infected

waxed gown

repel bad smells

amulet

protect from bad spirits

thick boots

protection from infected

plague doctor mask

protects from disease

poverty

rising population led to food shortages + families had bad diets

war

untreated battle wounds, sparce access to food on the road, large groups spread more disease

famine

1069- William put salt in fields to stop growth, 1315-17 rain killed harvest (10-15% population died)

accidental death

st anthonys disease (eating stored rye with fungus), Maud Fras had stone dropped on head

god

people thought god used illness as punishment for sins, plagues were mass sinning

bad smells

miasma, people lived next to animals and their filth

supernatural

witchcraft was a common belief as well as bad omens

everyday life

mortality was low, uncommon for children to live past 7

four humours

blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm (developed by Hippocrates)

lack of hygeine

river was used as toilet and drinking, would treat bad smells with worse smells

poor housing

straw flooring bred rats, few windows meant poor ventilation

lack of sanitation

few waste disposals, not much clean water

contaminated water

cesspits dug next to wells, no dustbins, no sewers

other features?

rotten produce sold, beer was drunk instead of water

causes of the black death

bad smells, four humours out of balance, astrology, jews

poverty

rising population led to food shortages + families had bad diets

war

untreated battle wounds, sparce access to food on the road, large groups spread more disease

famine

1069- William put salt in fields to stop growth, 1315-17 rain killed harvest (10-15% population died)

accidental death

st anthonys disease (eating stored rye with fungus), Maud Fras had stone dropped on head

god

people thought god used illness as punishment for sins, plagues were mass sinning

bad smells

miasma, people lived next to animals and their filth

supernatural

witchcraft was a common belief as well as bad omens

everyday life

mortality was low, uncommon for children to live past 7

four humours

blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm (developed by Hippocrates)

lack of hygeine

river was used as toilet and drinking, would treat bad smells with worse smells

poor housing

straw flooring bred rats, few windows meant poor ventilation

lack of sanitation

few waste disposals, not much clean water

contaminated water

cesspits dug next to wells, no dustbins, no sewers

other features?

rotten produce sold, beer was drunk instead of water

causes of the black death

bad smells, four humours out of balance, astrology, jews