Prevention - continuity and change - renaissance medicine

Continuity

People still believed that there were many factors that could prevent disease, including superstitions and praying
People continued to practice Regimen Sanititis
Cleanliness was still important

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Bathing became less fashionable - they were afraid of catching syphilis. they were more likey to change there clothes
People also started to believe that other thigs could help avoid disease like moderation
Ideas about the atmosphere causing disease were becoming more popular
More steps were taken to remove miasma, for example fines were given if the streets weren't kept clean
new instruments (like thermometers) were used to measure and record weather conditions (overa long peroid of time)

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