Middle Ages Medicine

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What happened in 1371?
London council bans killing of large animals within city walls
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What happened in 1388?
Law passed fining people for throwing waste in road or river
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Who was Ibn Sina/Avicenna?
Wrote 40 books including The Canon of Medicine. Ideas taught for 600 years.
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When did the Black Death (which killed 1/3 Europe) enter Britain?
1348
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When did the Glamorgan council make laws to stop butchers putting animal waste in the street?
1330
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What were the Crusades (1095-1291)?
Holy wars, brought Islamic medicine to the UK
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Who was Abulcasis?
Invented 26 new surgical instruments and wrote Al Tasrif (30 volume book)
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Who wrote the 'Practice of Surgery' and warned against trepanning?
Frugardi (1180)
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Who matches the description: Italian, his book was the standard medical text for 200 years?
Mondino
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What is a cesspit?
A hole full of sewage
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What is a privy?
Basic toilet
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Who wrote 'Great Surgery' (which dominated English surgery for 200 years)?
De Chauliac
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What happened from 1000-1500?
Church builds 700 hospitals
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What is a monastery/priory?
Religious building, cleaner than towns
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What is the name given to a religious person who flogs themselves to prevent disease?
Flagellant
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What is trepanning?
Earliest surgery
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What is emetic?
A substance to force people to vomit
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What does surgery do?
Treats injuries, diseases and deformities by the removal and repair of the body
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What is a barber surgeon?
Did minor surgery
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What is disease?
Understanding causes and treatment of diseases
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What are the four humours?
Blood, phlegm, yellow and black bile
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Who was Hippocrates?
Greek Doctor, Hippocratic oath
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What happened in 1298?
Edward I orders building public latrines in York
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Who was Galen?
Roman doctor, balancing four humours
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What is a quack?
Fake doctor (1000-1750)
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What is Public Health?
Health of the people and government intervention to support
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What is a gong farmer?
Collects waste
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Who is John of Arderne?
Anal fistula, professionalises surgery. Ideas based on Islamic surgery
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