How do you avoid the black plague?

Question

How can people avoid the black plague?

In the medieval era how could people have avoided getting the black plague

Answer 1

It's not really around anymore. In the medieval era they couldn't really avoid unless they were lucky. The didn't know what caused it, no vaccines, or medicines that could maybe help them.

Answer 2

In medieval times one way to avoid the plague was to abandon cities and head for the country. It wasn't foolproof but leaving the crowded cities where the plague was running rampant for your country estate was one way wealthy people were able to avoid at least some of epidemic.

Answer 3

Bubonic plague is still around, and deadly as ever.  The disease progresses so quickly that people can die before they realize they are in serious trouble, and many doctors don't recognize plague when they see it.

The plague is harbored in a variety of rodent populations in the USA and throughout the world.  You can avoid the plague by avoiding the areas where rodents are infected, or by ensuring that rodents don't get into your house.

Answer 4

They'd have had a hard time of it. Rats, and therefore fleas, were everywhere, and that's how the plague is carried.

General household cleanliness and measures to prevent rodents would be about it.

Answer 5

medieval.queen,

In the middle ages, medicine was not far enough advanced to treat many diseases let alone identify the causes.

The black plague or as it is more commonly referred to - the black death, arrived in Italy from the east in 1348. Within three years between 5 and 25 percent of Europe’s population had fallen victim to this pestilence and died.

The plague presented itself in three interrelated forms. The bubonic variant (the most common) derives its name from the swellings or buboes that appeared on a victim's neck, armpits or groin. These tumours could range in size from that of an egg to that of an apple. Although some survived the painful ordeal, the manifestation of these lesions usually signalled the victim had a life expectancy of up to a week. Infected fleas that attached themselves to rats and then to humans, spread this bubonic type of the plague. A second variation - pneumonic plague - attacked the respiratory system and was spread by merely breathing the exhaled air of a victim. It was much more virulent than its bubonic cousin - life expectancy was measured in one or two days. Finally, the septicaemic version of the disease attacked the blood system.

Fleas are blood sucking parasites. They have the potential of spreading dangerous diseases to humans and other animals. It is possible the first flea was native to Africa and travelled by boat on the back of a rat to different destinations around the world. Even though there are many different types of fleas, they all have similar body parts; eyes and legs help them survive the dangers of their life. A flea undergoes four different life cycles to become an adult. The Black Death, also known as  Bubonic Plague, is one of the deadly diseases that the flea can spread to man and animals. Details of the Oriental Rat Flea:-

Kingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta,

Family: Pulicidae, Order: Siphonaptera, Genus: Xenopsylla,

Species: cheopis

I add a link with details of the kill rates of epidemics from 1347 to 1995.

http://users.cybercity.dk/~dko12530/blac...

Hope this helps

matador 89

Answer 6

Avoid diseased rats, have clean water and avoid sewage/human waste. If you live in a developed country, your chances of getting the plague are virtually nonexistent.

In Medieval times, the plague spread so much because of their lack of sanitation. When you throw f***s out of your window and into the street, bathe rarely (if ever), drink dirty water, and live in a city where rats are everywhere, the plague is bound to affect you.