A Report On The Royal Gazette - 1645 Words

The Royal Gazette Over the last few weeks there have been numerous breakouts of the Plague. It has infected over 1/2 of Europe s population and is still spreading! Death and disease are probably becoming familiar features in your life but luckily for you, health workers believe it’s almost over. New cures are reportedly found and believed to be successful. (Continued Page 2) New gossip comes to surface after a family moves town (See more Page 10) Are the Government doing enough to help us survive? (Find out on Page 6) Symptoms of the Plague Signs and symptoms include black lumps occurring underneath arms and on the groin (see above). Signs of infection will occur in around 1-5 days after infection. If these†¦show more content†¦- Carry pockets of sweet-smelling herbs. -Some people are saying that the best cure for the Plague is to digest one whole spoon full of finely crushed emeralds. -Let leeches suck you dry. The last cure mentioned appeared to be successful for one man named Norwan Iron. He reported to a Plague doctor what he had discovered and Sir Rowan Black has said that it is a very successful cure. How some people are dealing with the Plague? Religion and other methods Many people have turned to different solutions in this horrid time of need. While many people have followed Hippocratic advice and fled, others wait. The Plague - being the will of God is to be endured and fleeing is prohibited. Others are turned to religion for protection from death. People are forming themselves into wandering groups of penitents (someone who seeks forgiveness from God). They have been travelling from town to town, ritually beating themselves in public acts of shame to a God who is evidently very angry. Violence is also taking place. Groups of people are attempting kill anyone who is suspected of carrying the plague. A public health response to the Black Death: Creating Cures In a desperate attempt to survive the Plague, people are coming up with numerous Plague ‘cures’. Strapping live chickens around Plague infected areas or drinking medicines mixed with mercury or arsenic in attempts to save themselves. Very few doctors are agreeing with