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The Black PlagueSymptoms & TreatmentsSlide2
Group Work
Each group will research a different form of the plague.
Use the butcher’s paper to make notes about your findings
.
Nominate
a spokesperson to share your discoveries with the class.
Some
questions to guide you:
What were the symptoms of this type of plague?
How did it spread?
What caused this type of plague?
How deadly was this type of plague?Slide3
Types of plague
Bubonic
Pneumonic
SepticaemicSlide4Slide5
For your Glossary…Symptom:
a sign or indication of something.
Buboes:
enlarged lymph nodes in the armpit, neck or groin.
Pneumonic plague: infection of the lungs.Septicemia:
diseased blood.Slide6
Interlude: Ring Around the Rosie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_Ozq2W-
PtkSlide7
Why am I showing you this?
Because this nursery rhyme is about the Black Plague!
Ring around the
rosie
: The symptoms of the plague included a red rash in the shape of a ring on the
skin. A pocket full of posies: People knew to stay away from the dead bodies, so they put posies in the shirt or jacket pocket of the deceased to identify them as a danger.
A-
tishoo
, a-
tishoo
:
refers to the violent sneeze that accompanied the rash.
We
all fall
down:
refers
to the many deaths
caused by the Black Plague.
Ashes, ashes:
refers
to the ashes of the cremated dead bodies. Slide8
Treatments
Medical knowledge in the middle ages was very limited. Many people believed that the plague was a punishment sent by God. They did not
realise
that coming into contact with those infected increased the risk of getting the plague. Cures and preventative measures were often bizarre, ineffective and made the patient worse.
Do you know of any treatments used in the middle ages for the Black Plague?Slide9
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.Slide10
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells
would help to ward away the disease.Slide11
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.Slide12
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.Slide13
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.Slide14
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.Slide15
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.Slide16
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.Slide17
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.Slide18
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.Slide19
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.Slide20
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.
Nothing.Slide21
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.
Nothing.
Smoke a pipe of tobacco.Slide22
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.
Nothing.
Smoke a pipe of tobacco.
The smoke would ward off the disease.Slide23
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.
Nothing.
Smoke a pipe of tobacco.
The smoke would ward off the disease.
Nothing.Slide24
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.
Nothing.
Smoke a pipe of tobacco.
The smoke would ward off the disease.
Nothing.Give a strong dose of laxatives.Slide25
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.
Nothing.
Smoke a pipe of tobacco.
The smoke would ward off the disease.
Nothing.Give a strong dose of laxatives.The laxatives would cause the victim to completely empty his bowels and remove the disease from the body.Slide26
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.
Nothing.
Smoke a pipe of tobacco.
The smoke would ward off the disease.
Nothing.Give a strong dose of laxatives.The laxatives would cause the victim to completely empty his bowels and remove the disease from the body.
Strong doses
of laxative can cause death from dehydration.Slide27
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.
Nothing.
Smoke a pipe of tobacco.
The smoke would ward off the disease.
Nothing.Give a strong dose of laxatives.The laxatives would cause the victim to completely empty his bowels and remove the disease from the body.
Strong doses
of laxative can cause death from dehydration.
Coat the victims
with mercury and place them in the oven.Slide28
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.
Nothing.
Smoke a pipe of tobacco.
The smoke would ward off the disease.
Nothing.Give a strong dose of laxatives.The laxatives would cause the victim to completely empty his bowels and remove the disease from the body.
Strong doses
of laxative can cause death from dehydration.
Coat the victims
with mercury and place them in the oven.
The combination of mercury and heat from the oven would kill
off the disease.Slide29
Suggested preventions & cures
How they were supposed to work
What they actually did
Carry flowers or wear a strong
perfume.
The smells would help to ward away the disease.
Nothing.
Drink hot drinks.
The victim would then sweat out the disease.
Nothing.
Carry a lucky charm.
The charm would ward off the disease.
Nothing.
Use leeches to bleed the victim.
The
leeches would remove infected blood.
Nothing.
Smoke a pipe of tobacco.
The smoke would ward off the disease.
Nothing.Give a strong dose of laxatives.The laxatives would cause the victim to completely empty his bowels and remove the disease from the body.
Strong doses
of laxative can cause death from dehydration.
Coat the victims
with mercury and place them in the oven.
The combination of mercury and heat from the oven would kill
off the disease.
Increased the chance of death.
M
ercury is poisonous and the oven would cause
serious burns.Slide30
Other Bizarre Treatments…Live in a sewer -
it was thought that the stench of human waste would stop the diseased air from infecting people.
Eat crushed emeralds.
Wash in urine –
supposedly the urine relieved the symptoms of the plague.Drink urine – again, this was to relieve the symptoms of the plague.Smear human poo on open wounds –
the buboes were cut open and the human poo was smeared into the open wound.Slide31
Medieval Medical Report
Imagine you are a medieval doctor and a patient comes to you with the Black Plague.
Who is the patient? Male or female? Peasant, Knight or Noble?
What is the patient complaining of?
What are the symptoms? What type of plague is it?
What treatments do you recommend?Slide32
Extending Your Knowledge: Plague Doctors
Leather Hat
Mask
Glass Eye
Beak
Wooden Stick
Leather Gloves
Gown
Full Length Boots
Many doctors, knowing that they could do nothing for plague victims, simply didn't bother trying to treat the disease. Those that did made sure that they were as protected as possible from the disease by wearing the 'uniform' shown
above.