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Medieval Causes of disease - Coggle Diagram
Medieval Causes of disease
Astrology
Star Charts
Astrology was important when prescribing treatment. Treatment varied according to the horoscope of the patient.
Influence of Hippocrates.
Theory of Four humours
Each theory was linked to certain characteristics physicians looked fir when diagnosing patients.
Texts were translated into Many langues
Religion
Leprosy
Painful skin disease sent by god
Famine
Catholic church used ancient texts to diagnose people with illness
Gods punishment
widely believed that kings had healing powers. His hands would be rubbed in holy oil which gave him supernatural powers.
Urine Charts
Urine Charts were used for examining people's urine in order to make a diagnosis
Very important part of medieval medicine.
Influence of Galen
Book Learning
The Articella
Good Physicians could read
Changed the attitudes of society on their views on medicine.
Miasma
Miasma was used to describe the 'corruption of the air'
It was not a regularly used term until later on in history
Both Galen and Hippocrates wrote about miasma and suggested that swamps, corpses and other rotting matter could transmit disease