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Disease & Medicine - Green Group (What were the main diseases that…
Disease & Medicine - Green Group
What were the main diseases that were spread?
Smallpox (Variola)
Could have been spread by cattle
Measles (Rubeola)
Could have been spread by dogs or deer
Problems of Diseases
Public unrest.
Death
Decreased population
Roman Empire population dropped from 60 million to 40 million in 400.
China's population also dropped from 60 million to 45 million.
Europe didn't have resistance to Asia's diseases and vice versa
Brought down governments.
Disorder
Chaos
Black Death (Bubonic Plague)
Outbreak in Europe in 1300's
75 to 200 million deaths in 7 years
Yersinia Pestis is Black Death bacteria
Behcet's Disease
Found near Silk Road trade routes
Caused by IL-10 gene
What places were affected a lot by epidemics?
Roman Empire
1 epidemic killed 1/4 to 1/3 of the Roman Empire Population
Population dropped from 60 million to 40 million in 400.
China
1 epidemic made the Han dynasty fall faster
Soldiers returned from the Northwestern frontiers and infected 40% of the Chinese population.
Population dropped from 60 million to 45 million
Silk Road
New Diseases and Medical travel
First infections for Rome and China - where their country met the silk road
How did diseases travel?
Traveled by traders on the Silk Road.
Traveled by animals traded along the Silk Road.
Dense populations - infections could travel quickly
What types of medicine were used?
Indian medical book
The Greeks used this to learn how to treat snakebites.
Spread of Buddhism helped spread Indian medicine in different languages