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Assess the impact of Health + Disease on Medieval society? (Common Disease…
Assess the impact of Health + Disease on Medieval society?
The Black Death
Impact on Society
Politics
The Plague killed many peasants which brutally affected the Feudal System.
Population
Killed 30% - 60% of Europe
Migration
It was originally from China, which then was carried to India and finally landed in Europe where it caused the most damage.
Peasants vs Wealthy
Medicinal Care
Significance of Individual
Medical Funding
Medicine
Medicine in the Middle Ages was inaccurate and sometimes even mythical.
A large majority of medicines were based on Spiritual Beliefs and were completely useless.
Common Disease
Measles
"an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash, typically occurring in childhood."
Small-Pox
"an acute contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules that usually leave permanent scars. It was effectively eradicated through vaccination by 1979."
Chicken-Pox
"an infectious disease causing a mild fever and a rash of itchy inflamed pimples which turn to blisters and then loose scabs. It is caused by the herpes zoster virus and mainly affects children."
Leprosy
"a contagious disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, and nerves, causing discolouration and lumps on the skin and, in severe cases, disfigurement and deformities. Leprosy is now mainly confined to tropical Africa and Asia."