Tuesday, May 17, 2011

What were some common symptoms of the Black Death?

     The first symptoms people would get would be painful black swellings. These swellings were usually under the arms of the victims, were their lympnodes are. Then there were itchy purple rashes ALL over the body. I can't imagine how uncomfortable that would be!!!! And the last common symptom was a burning fever. These were the most common symptoms you would get, but just a small portion of all the symptoms out there available for the victims to get.


This is a plague pit!! NASTY!!!

     People who caught the plague were promised death. Almost nobody survived if they caught this disease. Most people who caught it would die within 1-7 days of catcing it. If and when you died, you were likely to have no family to be there for you, because either they didn't want to come near you because they didn't want to catch the disease or they were dead too. So you were just pretty much left there in your house until the stench of your rotting body got the neighbors attention. Then they would call the wheelbarrow guy so he could come pick you up and cart you off. Then you were put in a HUGE pit full of other dead people. These pits were called "plague pits". Wonder why? And that was your funeral.

     These are just a few of the symptoms you would get, and the burial ceremony you were given if you caught the plague. Or more than likely WHEN you caught the plague.

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