MEDICINE THROUGH TIME: BLACK DEATH

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Across
  1. 1. The person/being that most people believed caused the plague
  2. 3. The term to describe the bad air which many thought had caused the plague
  3. 5. The type of plague which affected the lungs and caused the victim to cough up blood and stop breathing
  4. 7. The name of the English king during the time of the Black Death in 1348
  5. 8. This was used by the physician to surround the Pope to remove the bad air from his place of safety
  6. 9. The act of isolating a person or people away from others to contain the spread of disease
  7. 13. The act of travelling to a religious site or religious object to pray for forgiveness
  8. 14. It was believed that bad air (or miasma) had been caused by the eruption of this
  9. 15. An object which could be bought from an apothecary to be placed around the neck or wrist of a victim
  10. 17. A bunch of strong and sweet smelling flowers
Down
  1. 2. A type of popular vegetable used to treat the plague by rubbing it on the skin
  2. 4. The most popular place a person could buy a remedy for the plague at this time
  3. 5. The act of removing liquids such as blood and vomit from the body to balance the four humours
  4. 6. This group of religious people would walk the streets whipping themselves
  5. 10. A term which means a widespread and quick moving disease
  6. 11. This swelling would appear on the body of a plague victim
  7. 12. The act of not eating as a way to punish one's self for sin
  8. 16. The animal traditionally blamed for carrying the plague