Barriers to Progress in medecine Flashcards
What is the theory of 4 humours?
Theory of which illness is caused by imbalances of blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile
What are the 4 humours?
black bile, yellow bile, blood, and phlegm
What is miasma theory?
The theory that illnesses were caused by dirty conditions and polluted air
What is spontaneous generation
The idea that rotting material, dead animals, and others created maggots, fleas, and disease
Why were understandings of bodies limited
Doctors only witness a handful of dissections as few bodies were given most being executed criminals
Key reason of limited progress
lack of understanding of causes of illness
How did treatment of illnesses become ineffective
Understanding was faulty, then doctors trainings were faulty, that’s why treatment would be ineffective
Why was there a lack of understanding of causes of ilnesses
Low level of technology, no funding for research, and bad attitudes on change.
