overview of medicine and treatment Flashcards
Who was a key individual in Ancient Greek
Hippocrates
What did they think caused disease in Ancient Greek
imbalanced humours
punishment from gods
Treatments in Ancient Greek
bleeding, purging, exercising
natural remedies
worshiping gods
Who was a key individual in the Roman Empire
Galen
What did they think caused disease in the roman times
imbalanced humours
bad air/smells
punishment from gods
Treatments in roman times
bleeding, purging, exercising
natural remedies
worshiping gods
What did they think caused disease in the middle ages
miasma
punishment from gods
imbalance humours
misalignment of the planets
Treatments in the middle ages
bleeding, purging, exercising
natural remedies
pray to god
flagellation/whipping
key individuals in the medical renaissance
Vesalius
William Harvey
causes of disease in the medical renaissance
imbalance in humours
punishment from god
treatments in the medical period
bleeding, purging, exercising
natural remedies
pray to god
flagellation/whipping
key individuals in the industrial revolution
Jenner Pasteur Koch Chadwick Snow
causes of disease in the industrial revolution
GERMS
treatments in the industrial revolution
herbal treatments vaccinations magic bullets penicillin antibiotics
key individuals in the 20th century
Fleming
Florey and Chain
Watson and Crick
Bevan