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Disease and infection ancient world
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- 1What are the two catalogues for theories behind causes of diseaseSupernatural and natural
- 2One prehistoric supernatural theory for cause of diseaseEvil spirits , gods and witches
- 3One prehistoric supernatural treatment for diseaseDances
Charms
Herbal remedies
Trephination - 4One prehistoric natural treatment for disease/ woundsHerbs
Plants and animal parts
E.g tea tree oil
Steam for fevers - 5Who administered prehistoric treatmentsSupernatural: medicine men
Natural:family/women - 6In ancient Egypt what did they believe caused illnessSupernatural: different gods for different types of illness , sakhmet is the goddess of plague
Natural:channels theory - 7One ancient Egypt treatment for illnessChannels theory : bleeding , purging and laxatives
Herbal ingredients from around the world
Still believed in charms - 8Ancient Greek supernatural treatment to illnessPeople went up Asclepia - asclepius the god of healing
Priest doctors prayed , offered herbal treatments encourage good eating and excersise
Votive stones - 9Ancient Greek natural treatmentsHippocrates 4 humours
Healthy diet exercise
Bleeding and purging
Hippocratic oath - 10Who was the goddess of healthSalus
- 11Ancient Rome treatmentsSuperNatural: praying
Natural: 4 humours
Opposites - 12Galen in Ancient Rome did whatFollowed Hippocrates ideas
Opposites ideas
60 books on his ideas - 13One main prehistoric treatmentCharms , dances , trephining , herbs
- 14One ancient Egypt treatmentChannels theory
- 15One Ancient Greek treatment4 humours
- 16Ancient Rome treatmentOpposites / praying
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