An Overview of Medicine and Treatment Through Time Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 6 key time periods?
A
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Rome
- Middle Ages
- Renaissance
- Industrial Revolution
- Modern Era - 20th century onwards
2
Q
Anicent Greece:
- Who were the key individuals?
- What did people think caused disease?
- What were the treatments?
- How much change was there?
A
- Key Individuals: Hippocrates
- Causes: Imbalance in 4 humours, punishment/curse from Gods
- Treatment: bleading, purging + natural remedies + worship
- Little change - laid foundations for future time periods however
3
Q
Ancient Rome:
- Who were the key individuals?
- What did people think caused disease?
- What were the treatments?
- How much change was there?
A
- Key individuals: Galen
- Causes: Imbalance in 4 humours, punishment/curse from Gods, Miasma
- Treatment: Bleeding, purging, exercising + natural remedies + worship
- Little change - conitnutiy
4
Q
Medieval Era:
- Who were the key individuals?
- What did people think caused disease?
- What were the treatments?
- How much change was there?
A
- Key Individuals: (none)
- Causes: Imbalance in 4 humours, God, miasma, misalignment of planets
- Treatment: Bleading, purging, exercise + natural remedies + prayer + flagellation
- Little change - continuity
5
Q
Renaissance:
- Who were the key individuals?
- What did people think caused disease?
- What were the treatments?
- How much change was there?
A
- Key Individuals: Vesalius, William Harvey
- Causes: Imbalance in 4 humours, God, miasma
- Treatment: Bleading, purging, exercise + natural remedies + prayer + flagellation
- Little change in treatment or public health (continuity), however, new ideas
6
Q
Industrial Era:
- Who were the key individuals?
- What did people think caused disease?
- What were the treatments?
- How much change was there?
A
- Key Individuals: Jenner, Pasteur, Kock, Cadwick, Snow
- Causes: Germs (later) + miasma (ealier)
- Treatments: Herbal + vaccinations + keeping things clean
- Increasingly rapid change in ideas about causes of disease, treatments, and public health. Major change!
7
Q
Modern Era:
- Who were the key individuals?
- What did people think caused disease?
- What were the treatments?
- How much change was there?
A
- Key Individuals: Fleming, Florey and Chain, Watson and Crick, Bevan
- Causes: Germs
- Treatments: Vaccinations + magic bullets + penicillin + antibiotics + good hygene
- Increasingly rapid change in ideas about causes of disease, treatments, and public health.
8
Q
What are/were the main factors affecting medicene and treatment?
A
- Goverment
- Role of Individuals
- War
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Science and Technology
- Chance
9
Q
What are factors?
A
Things that either helped cause change or helped to prevent it.
