Completion/Short Answer Chapter 1
Prayer and divine intervention
In the Dark Ages, what was the main method used to treat illness and disease
Bubonic Plague, Typhoid, Malaria, Smallpox
List four diseases that shorted the life span of individuals in the Middle Ages
Good diet, fresh air, cleanliness, exercise
List four things Hippocrates stressed to help the body heal itself
That evil spirits and demons caused it
What did ancient people think was the cause of disease and illness
Plants and herbs
What did apothecaries use to make many of the medications in the 17th century
The invention of sulfa drugs
What helped the medicine progress faster in the 20th century than in all previous years
It allowed physicians to see organisms that are to small to be seen by the human eye
What was the significance of the invention of the microscope in 1666
Because not everyone responds to treatment well
Why is it important to individualize an integrative treatment plan
Because of human dissection
Why was dissection a major advance in health care during the Renaissance
Gene therapy to find cures for inherited diseases
Why was the discovery of DNA so important
Allowed the physicians to listen to internal body sounds
Why was the invention of the stethoscope in 1816 important
