Medicine in Britain Flashcards
In Progress: 1.1 Ideas about the causes of disease and illness, 1.2 Approaches to prevention and treatment, 1.3 Dealing with the Black Death, 1348-49
1
Q
What were the supernatural and religious explanations for the causes of disease; why did they cause disease?
A
1) God = punishment for sins; test of faith
2) Astrology = change in alignment of planets or stars
2
Q
What were the rational explanations for the causes of disease; why did they cause disease?
A
1) Miasmata = bad air filled with harmful fumes (from swamps, corpse and other rotting matter).
2) The Theory of Four Humours = imbalance in humour/s
