History Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
Who developed the first rational way of explaining the causes of disease and what was it called?
A
The Four of humours
2
Q
Who developed the first rational way of explaining the causes of disease and what was it called?
A
It was a non-religious theory that the Church allowed, it was not an idea that was banned.
3
Q
What new theories developed the Renaissance ?
A
Contagion and that there might be seeds in the air that caused disease.
4
Q
How did Thomas Sydenham, in 1676, challenge the very basis of the Four Humours
A
He argued disease was something that attacked the body, not something that happened because of imbalances with in.
