an infectious bacterial fever caused by germs in urine and poo and carried by flies landing on food. Causes an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen and severe intestinal irritation
God (punishment for sins), four humours (imbalance of y bile, black bile, phlegm, blood would lead to illness), miasma, everyday life (childbirth was dangerous)
"Founder of Medicine" During the Golden Age in Greece he was a scientist that believed all diseases came from natural causes. He also had high ideals for physicians & an oath was made that is still used today. Created the theory of 4 humours
Four liquids within the body (blood, yellow bile, black bile, phlegm) if they became unbalanced you became ill. To get better the humours have to be rebalanced
The church hindered medical progress as it trained doctors to understand old knowledge instead of discovering new ideas. It also disapproved of people going against Hippocrates and Galen, or god in general
Islamichospital that also included libraries and medical schools. They provided medical care for all, men and women, rich and poor. Doctors were permanently present and students were trained by observing more experienced doctors. Some of these places were set up to provide care to people with mental illnesses, where patients were treated with care and compassion.
One of the greatest polymaths of the Islamic world (980-1037), a Persian who wrote prolifically on scientific (especially medical) and philosophical issues; he is often known as "Avicenna," the Latinized form of his name
English surgeon; born 1307; survival rate of over 50% (good for the time); used ointment of hemlock, opium and henbane; sympathetic bedside manner; wrote The Practice of Surgery in 1350. But no significant change to pain, bloodloss or infection.
1- workers and employees died so production declined 2- survivors demanded higher wages 3- as the cost of labor soared so did inflation 4- western europe would not fully recover from its effects for more than 100 years
This was the scientist who began to study anatomy in depth. He is referred as the father of anatomy. Discovered that Galen was incorrect about the jaw and blood travelling through the septum
An Englishman who used dissection to examine the circulation of blood throughout the body and how the heart worked as a pump. He insisted the heart and its valves were a piece of machinery that obeyed mechanical laws.