Greek Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
3 important things
A
First to study causes of diseases
Research helped eliminate superstitions
Sanitary practices were associated with the spread of disease
2
Q
Hippocrates
A
No dissection only observations
Took careful notes of signs/symptoms of diseases
Disease was not caused by supernatural forces
3
Q
Aesculapius
A
Staff and serpent symbol of medicine
Temples built in his honor because the first true clinics and hospitals
