Tudor diseases

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Tudor diseases

• By Sarah, Sam and Theo

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Introduction

• We did Tudor diseases because
• Theo didnt know very much
• Sarah and Sam thought it would be gory
• We all thought it would be fun with lots of
  information!

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The plague

• There were lots of plagues in Tudor times. The
  black death plague was probably the most deadly
  plague in Tudor times. (it even has the word
  death in its name!) Doctors thought that burning
  leather next to the patient would kill the plague
  (obviously it didnt work!) Doctors also thought
  the plague was caused by bad air.

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Bubonic Plague

• Bubonic plague was one of the many plagues and
  was a bacteria called yersinia pestis. This
  bacteria was on the fleas and the fleas brought
  it over to England. The fleas bit the rats and
  when the rats died the fleas went to feed humans.
  

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Ring o ring o roses

• Ring o ring o roses the rhyme is about the
  plague.
• Roses are the rashes
• the posies are for smelling
• Atishoo atishoo, sneezing was a sign of plague
• And we all fall down is dying

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Other illnesses

• Some other diseases were
• Small pox
• Scurvy
• Gout
• Head lice
• Jaundice
• Tuberculosis
• Scarlet fever

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Cures

• Headache, a drink made of lavender, sage,
  marjoram, roses and rue
• Gout, apply the affected foot with worms, pig
  marrow and herbs all boiled together with a red
  haired dog
• Head lice, pour tobacco juice on to the scalp
• Baldness, crush a garlic bulb and rub into scalp
  and wash off with vinegar
• Small pox, hang red curtains near the victim and
  the light will cure the patient
• Jaundice, swallow nine lice every day for a week

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End

• So there you have it a gruesome bit of history.
  But not any old history, history about the
  Tudors!
• Thank you for reading our spectacular
  presentation we hope you enjoyed it.