The Theory of The Four Humours couldn't be used to explain certain deases anymore eg.smallpox,the great pox (syphilis), sweating sickness - blood letting and purging didn't work
more curiosity about the world- new ideas about the causes of disease
scientists and 'great thinkers' want a better understanding of the world around them
medical knowlege started to grow and change the attitudes of people
changes in daily life included; new art styles and techniques
belifs were changing - new forms of christianity
world was begining to be less religous and there was an increase in scientific discoveries
more experimentation began to take place in the field of medicine. this was the case because; the church had less authority, proof that Galen had been wrong about human anatomy, new ideas were gaining more support
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Continuity
ill people were likely to believe the same things about the cause of their illness as in the medieval period
people still believed miasma was a cause of disease
people were still relying on remidies and cures from the medieval period
the practise of medicine stayed the same - although ideas about medicine are changing
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