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Health and Medicine Flashcards (i)
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- 1'The Black Death'A widespread epidemic of bubonic plague that occurred in several outbreaks between 1347 and 1400.
- 2The Great Plague 1665A plague that led to the death of around 100,000 people in London.
- 3MiasmaAn unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour.
- 4'The Four Humours'To prevent yourself from disease and illness you had to keep the four humours of blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile in balance.
- 5'Phossy Jaw'A condition that developed in match factories where women were exposed to phosphorus for long periods of time.
- 6CholeraA bacterial infection that occurred when someone consumed contaminated food or water.
- 7TyphoidA bacterial infection that is passed from person to person via contaminated food and water or faeces.
- 8'The Spanish Lady'A flu pandemic spread around the world from 1918-1919, with an estimated 20-40 million dying worldwide.
- 9AIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome.
- 10WHOThe World Health Organisation has the primary role to direct international health within the United Nations system.
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