Medicine Through Time Flashcards
What period is the medieval period
400AD-1500AD
What time period is the Renaissance
1500AD-1750AD
What time period is the industrial period
1750AD-1900AD
What time period is modern
1900AD-Present
What was the theory of God causing disease
That he punished people for their sins
What is the theory of the 4 humours
That your body was made up of 4 liquids and when you were ill you had too much of one liquid so you have to get it to leave ur body
What were some treatments for the 4 humours
Leeches
Vomiting
What was the theory of the supernatural
That the supernatural caused disease
What is the theory of the 4 humours
That planets and stars were the reason fir disease
How was astrology blamed for the great plague
Jupiter and Saturn aligned in 1664 and was used to blame for the great plague by many people
When was the firsts blood transfusion preformed
1665
What was the theory of miasma
That bad smells caused evil and it caused disease
What year was germ theory published
1861
Who published germ theory
Louis pastuer
What were some causes for the Black Death
Cats and dogs
A comet that past over earth in 1665
Miasma
