health - renaissance Flashcards
why was there a renaissance
a new idea in europe that educationa and the arts hsould flourish
what was invented in 1451
the printing press
wjen was the printing press invented
1451
what was the great plague
2nd wave of black death
how did people deal with the great plague x4
watchmen painted red crosses on sufferers doors, fires lit to remove poison in the air, street sweeping, crowds were banned
how did the great plague end
not becuase of the great fire of london, because rats developed a resistance to the fleas so didnt spread to humans
how did hopsitals change after the dissolution of monasteries
after the reformation needy people couldnt go to the monsteries so hospotals had to be set up
what is an example of a hosoirtal set up in the renaissance
st bartholemews
why did hospotals change renaissance church
the chucrch lost a lot of power due to the reformation and people started to disregard the church’s teachings and influence
another example of a hospotal opened in the renaissacne
thomas coram - opened foundling hospotal for abandoned chuldren in 1741
what was an example of a porduct of quackery
daffys elixir
who was john hunter
he was an army surgeon in 1760
when was john hunter appointed surgeon to the king
1776
why was john hunter so good at surgery
because he valued ecperimentation and even experimented on himseld
how many taxidermied animlas did john hunter have
3000 he set up that museum thing
when was william harvey made doctor to king james
1632
what did william harvey do
he proved veins had valves and oppposed galens theory blood was made in the liver - ciculatory system
Why did william harvey take so long ot publish his wor
there was a lot of resistance from the church so he wanted to be fully equipped and knowledgable
how long idd it tae for harvey to ublish his works
12 years
when was the printing press invented
1451
what did they do when the great plague came
they quarantined those with the disease by painting a red X on the door
fires lit to sterilize air
sweep streets
crowds such as those of trade and theatres banned
when was the great plague
1665
what quackery was used on king george 2nd and when
turlington’s balsam for life in 1744
when was vesalius born
1514
what did vesalius find
there were no holes in the heart + dissected executed criminals
why was vesalius hated
his theories went against Galen and so therefore the church and he was one of the first to question Galen’s ideas
what did vesalius publish and when
the fabric of the human body 1543
what did pare do
he was a french army surgeon wo ran out of hot oik for cauterisation on the battle field so used turpentine, egg yolk, and rose oil to mend the wound
he developed a technique using thread to seal the wound (ligatures)
why would pare not be listened to
if he was not appointed surgeon to the king of France he would have had trouble advertising his ideas
when was the microscope invented
1677`
what drug was developed for malaria due to exploration
quinine - from bark of an exotic tree
what is spontaneous generation
germs appear by magic
why were hospitals also kinda bad
only the deserving poor were admitted
who brought innoculation to britain
lady mary wortely montagu from a trip to turkey - pathogen into body in a weakened form but still live
how did edward jenner discover vaccination
he noticed milk maids did not cathc small pox, so he experimented ona small boy and gave him cow pox ad then he did not catch small pox. he even tried it on his 11 month old
vaccination vs innoculation
innoculation is when the germ is live but weakened a small bit
vaccination is when the germ is dead or significantly weakened
opposition to vaccination
people thought it was gods punishment, and didn’t like the government telling them what to do with their body
when was vaccination free for infants
1840
when were vaccinations for small pox compulsory
1853
when did jenner discover
1796
