Renaissance Flashcards
1
Q
What were the causes of disease during the Renaissance period?
A
- Miasmas
- God
- Four humours
2
Q
What were the treatments for disease during the Renaissance period?
A
- Blood letting
- Purging
- Prayer
- Touching the King
- Herbs
3
Q
What was public health like in the Renaissance period?
A
- Cess pits
- Animals slaughtered in streets
- Human waste thrown onto streets
- Laissez-faire attitude
Overall awful
4
Q
What was the training of doctors like in the Renaissance period?
A
- Compulsory training
- Still studied Galen
- Human dissections were carried out although they were still objected to
- Universities continued to develop
- Women were banned from training
5
Q
What were hospitals like in the Renaissance period?
A
- Crammed wards
- Doctors didn’t wash hands
- Patients shared beds
