Imagine you are a physician in Europe during an outbreak of the Black Death.

Imagine you are a physician in Europe during an outbreak of the Black Death. Describe what you think is the cause of the disease you are witnessing and your favorite method(s) of treating this disease.

The Arrizabalaga article for “The Black Death in Europe” is written in a very traditional style for the history of medicine. You will probably find it dense and difficult to get through. I’ve cut the article down significantly from its original version. In this edited version, pay close attention to what Arrizabalaga says about how physicians understood the Black Death, and what they did to both prevent its spread and to treat it in their patients.

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