Ancient Rome
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- Created on: 05-06-16 14:15
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- Ancient Rome
- 450BC - 753AD
- Causes
- Problem of hygiene, which developed in big cities, especially Rome.
- Injuries in battle.
- Healers
- Doctors were a final resort.
- Prevention rather than cure so public health was important & provided by the Romans.
- Priests at Asclepions were used if the person was rich & desperate.
- Family provided medical care first.
- Army surgeons.
- Factors for change
- Hippocrates' influence continued.
- Galen's use of opposite was an extension of the four humours; not a whole new theory.
- Hippocrates' influence continued.
- Explanations
- Natural
- Imbalance of the four humours.
- Bad airs/ smells.
- Supernatural
- Gods such as Asclepius.
- Natural
- Treatments
- Natural
- Opposite theory (continuation of the four humours).
- Public health schemes.
- Herbal remedies.
- Supernatural
- Praying to Asclepius for a cure.
- Natural
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