How was the Black Death prevented?

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History > Medicine Through Time, c.1250 - Present > Unit 1: c.1250 - c.1500: Medicine in medieval England > 1.3 Dealing with the Black Death, 1348-49 > How was the Black Death prevented?
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advice from priests ~
pray
fast
go on pilgrimage
punishing yourself
escaping the plague was the best advice for prevention
people believed it was essential to carry flowers or fragrant herbs beneath the nose to avoid miasma