sep 18, 1666 - Great Pestilence Continued 1660s

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In 1665 the plague traveled to London. At the time they believed that it was caused by foul air called "miasma". To fight against the miasma doctors wore masks with a shape of a beak that they filled with pleasant smelling things such as flowers which we now know were probably very ineffective.

This disease caused the deaths of about 1/5 of the population of London and in the next couple of years caused the deaths of half the population of Naples.

Symptoms:
High Fever, aching limbs, vomiting blood, thick urine that can be black or red, red blotches that turn black, putrid smell, swollen and discolored lymph nodes that rupture, and death within 3-4 days.

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