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Prehistory Flashcards

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Describe Public Health in Prehistory.

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Good public health by chance- Nomadic lifestyle (always on the move) avoiding spread of disease from their own waste.

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Describe surgery in prehistory.

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Simple surgery on visible wounds and tumours.

Trephining- drilling hole in skull to release evil spirits.

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Describe disease and infection in prehistory.

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Ideas about causes- Miasma, God.

Treatments- NATURAL - Medicine men, mothers, herbal remedies.

SUPERNATURAL- trephining to release evil spirits, prayers, charms and chants.

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What did prehistoric people die from?

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War
Pregnancy and childbirth
Infection
Famine and bad health

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History Medicine Through Time (12 decks)

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