History Term 4 Flashcards
What does holistic healthcare mean
Looking at the entire person, not just their body. We don’t just look at one piece we look at every thing, like how they think, what makes them happy, how they feel and how they get along with others
What is a indigenous healer also known as
A traditional healer
How do traditional healers provide help to sick people
- HELP THEM SET THEIR MINDS AT REST ( usually they suggest that the sick person and their family take part in a healing ritual )
( Sorry caps was on 🤦♂️ ) - Contacting ancestors ( common ritual Is to burn impepho )
- Use plants to cure illnesses ( they know many hundreds of plants and which illnesses they can cure
How do you become a traditional healer
Healers who use spiritual means to heal are usually called by the ancestors to be healers. They are often called through dreams and illnesses
Who believed Louis Pasteur’s theory of germs was ridiculous fiction and when
Pierre pachet
Who proved that Louis pasture’s theory of germs was true
Edward Jenner, Louis pasture and Joseph lister
Who discovered the vaccine against smallpox
Edward Jenner
What liquids did Louis pasture examine under a microscope
Liquids such as milk and beer
When did Louis pasture write a paper
18 64
What was the paper that Louis pasture wrote about
It said that germs and bacteria were involved in decay and infection
Who discovered the germs that caused cholera and tuberculosis
When
Robert Koch in 1882 and 1883
Who developed the first antibiotic and what was it called
Alexander Fleming developed penicillin ( the first antibiotic )
Why was penicillin called a wonder drug
It killed 60 different germs and saved many lives
What did the Greeks use as an anaesthetic
Opium
What did the Incan surgeons use as an anaesthetic
Chewed up cocoa leaves which they spat into the wound as they worked
