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evil spirits
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Exorcism, trephining (removing part of head)
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Digitalis (from Foxglove) used for heart conditions Quinine (from cinchona) controls fever, muscle spasms, and prevents malaria. Belladonna and Atropine (from nightshade) relieves muscle spasms especially in GI (gastrointestinal) pain Morphine (from opium poppy) treats severe pain, highly addictive, only used as last resort.
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Earliest people to have accurate health records. Priests were physicians due to theology. Healed people by splinting fractures, medicine, and bloodletting
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First acupuncture therapies. Used to treat illness and disease. Still common today.
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Illness cause Nature vs. Spiritual- studied that illness is from nature not spirits. Dissection- did not allow dissection
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Sanitation Systems- leaned from the Greeks, developed filtering systems and sanitary methods
Organize medical care- developed medical equipment, public hospitals and a “death mask” -
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the Roman church believed life and death was in gods hands after the conquering of the Huns.
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vaccines were discovered along with other medications able to control these diseases.
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if people weren’t vaccinated they would start epidemics.
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Universities- research became widespread
Dissection- accepted dissection for study
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early time pharmacies
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found that colds are contagious, bifocals.