Prevention

What were the methods of preventing disease during the Renaissance?

There were 6 main methods of prevention in the Renaissance period. These were religion, purifying the air, fasting, remedies from apothecaries, some government public health actions, and equipment for doctors (such as outfits to help combat the Plague).

How did people believe religion prevented illness during the Renaissance?

People were advised to pray to God and repent their sins.

How did people prevent miasma during the Renaissance?

People were advised to purify the air by carrying a pomander. This was a ball of sweet smelling herbs.

How was diet used to prevent illness during the Renaissance?

Fasting was advised, as well as garlic-heavy diets.

What did apothecaries do to prevent illness during the Renaissance?

Apothecaries provided herbal remedies such as chewing dry tobacco to ward off the miasma.

How did the government try to prevent illness during the Renaissance?

The government played a much bigger role in public health, through quarantine laws and street cleaning.

How did plague doctors try to prevent illness during the Renaissance?

Plague doctors wore special beak-shaped masks, and coated their coats in wax so that blood and pus did not stick to it.