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they believed Illness and diseases were a punishment from the Gods
the Average life span 20 years -
they used Bloodletting or leeches thinking it was a medical treatment
Physicians were priests -
they Began to search for medical reasons for illness
Believed in the need to treat the whole body by curing the spirit and nourishing the body -
Believed illness was a result of natural causes
the Average life span 25-35 years -
they established first hospital caring for solders in their homes
First public health and sanitation systems by building sewers and aqueducts -
Monks and priests treated patients with prayer
Began after the fall of the Roman Empire -
Bubonic Plague killed 75% of population in Europe and Asia
Renewed interest in medical practices of Greek and Romans -
Average life span 30-40 years
Dissection of body led to increased understanding of anatomy and physiology -
Cause of disease still not known – many people died from infections
Average life span 35/45 years -
Average life span 40-50 years
John Hunter (1728-1793), established scientific surgical procedures and introduced tube feeding -
Formal training for nurses began
Average life span 40-60 years -
Test tube babies
Health Care Plans developed to help pay the cost of care -
