Medicine

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Created on: 14-05-18 22:11

What did people in Medieval belief about what caused illnesses?

People in the medieval times believed in a lot of things which they thought caused disease. This includes: God was angry with the people, the four humours were out of balance, minority groups etc.

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Name some cures for disease in the medieval times

For the black death: kissing a priest's feet, praying to god, walking through the streets hitting themselves with sticks ( flagellants)

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Name 2key individuals and what they did to help improve medicine

1. John Snow; he discovered that dirty water caused disease after looking at how people got ill after drinking it and also from a mother washing her baby's diapers in the same water people drank from. 2. Edwin Chadwick;people lead cleaner lives

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For the black death: kissing a priest's feet, praying to god, walking through the streets hitting themselves with sticks ( flagellants)

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