causes Flashcards
what were the four main causes of illness and disease in the medieval era
poverty
famine
warfare
accidental death
what did people think caused disease in the medieval era
god
four humours
supernatural
bad smells
when was a bad famine in the medieval era
1315-17 for 3 years due to bad harvest
what were houses/towns like in the medieval era
overcrowded, contaminated water, towns did little effort to keep clean and disease spread very quickly
when was the black death
1348-49
what percentage of the population died to the black death
50%
how was the black death spread
rats and fleas
what still lived in houses in the early modern
animals
what did people still think caused disease in the early modern
god and miasmas
when was the plague
1665-66
what percentage of the population did the plague kill
25%
what did the industrial revolution cause
urbanisation as people moved to the city’s to work in factories
what did urbanisation cause
mass overcrowding and people having to share everything
what contagious diseases spread in the modern era
small pox
tuberculosis
measles
what is rickets caused by
a vitimin d deficiency
