Treatment of disease Flashcards
How did the Romans treat disease?
- Supernatural (offerings and prayers)
- Natural (Herbs, bloodletting)
- Hippocratic (observation, prognosis, care)
- Galen (Theory of opposites)
What did the Romans prioritise over treating disease?
Staying clean, bathing, following the beliefs of Regimen
How were diseases treated in the Medieval time period?
- Supernatural (planets, prayers)
- Natural (Herbs, bloodletting)
- Galen (Theory of opposites)
The Black Death
- Prayer, flagellation, burning of herbs and spices, wearing lucky charms!
Why was it likely for treatment to change in the Renaissance period?
The renaissance was a time of technological advancement and experimentation
Why were there few advancements in treatment in the Renaissance period?
- Although there was better understanding, it offered no other treatments so people continued to use old ways
- People were scared of change
- The Great plague of 1665 was treated in much the same way as the Black death of 1348
How was disease treated in the renaissance period?
- 4 humours (purging + bloodletting)
- Planets / astrology
How was disease treated in the Industrial time period?
- Burning barrels of tar
- Herbal /chemical cures
- People strayed from the supernatural to more scientific
- Burning clothes of the infected
What improved rather than treatment in the Industrial period?
The prevention of disease improved rapidly in the industrial period with Jenners vaccine in 1796 and Pasteur and Koch’s work introducing more vaccines as well
Why was treatment in the Modern period different from in the past?
- Treatments were chemical based and manufactured rather than naturally found
- They were based from scientific research (actually worked)
How was disease treated in the Modern period of medicine?
- Magic bullets (salvarson 606 / prontosil)
- Penicilin
- Genetic screening / modification
- New technology
What allowed the treatment of disease to advance so rapidly in the modern period?
- New technology such as x-rays progressed to CAT and MRI scans
- People began to believe more in science rather than the supernatural
- The World wars / Boer wars highlighted a need for better treatment as many soldiers were dying of disease and the population was unhealthy
What were hospitals like in the Roman time period?
- Army hospitals in forts but HOME TREATMENT in towns
- 4 beds in a ward
- Surgeon and assistants
What were hospitals like in medieval times?
- Hospitals were controlled by THE CHURCH
- 1400 -> 500 hospitals with only 5-6 beds
- Infectious diseases were not allowed in hospitals
- Treated with food,rest, and prayer
- No MEDICAL treatment
- Nuns
What were hospitals like in the Renaissance time period?
- Hospitals closed with Henry VIII rule and taken over by councils
- 11 new hospitals opened, each with more beds
- Still infectious patients were not allowed in
- Prayer, simple surgery, herbs, bloodletting
- Patients were clean, warm and fed
What were hospitals like in the 1850s before Nightingale?
- Treatment depended on your wealth
- Home treatments were considered healthier
- Voluntry hospitals had around 4000 beds
- Small local hospitals