The way medical treatments are performed have changed in a number of ways since the Middle Ages. Back then, people often did not have the privilege of going to trained doctors when they were ill or wounded. Instead, they relied on themselves for recovery. A couple examples of differences in medical treatments would include how people handled diseases and childbirths.
Many deadly diseases were widespread in the Middle Ages. One of the common diseases from that time period was known as leprosy. Leprosy was known for attacking a person’s skin, nerves, eyes, and breathing. According to WebMD, symptoms of the disease include pale and disfiguring skin sores, lumps, or bumps that do not disappear until after several weeks or months. People infected …show more content…
There were three types of plagues, often referred to as “The Black Death.” More formally, the three plagues were known as bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic. Elliot’s book states that the bubonic plague resulted from when fleas infected with the bacteria yersinia pestis bit a human. Once the bacteria make it into a human’s lymphatic system, painful bumps develop in the groin, armpits, or neck. People with this disease had a slim chance of survival. A person could live if the bumps split open and the venomous bacteria spilled out. However, if this did not happen, the person could die within three days later of the first bump’s …show more content…
Tuberculosis is caused by slow-growing bacteria that enlarge in areas of the body that contain a great deal of blood and oxygen, and it is most commonly located in the lungs. Two types of tuberculosis exist, according to WebMD: latent and active. With latent tuberculosis, the immune system works to prevent it from becoming active. The disease is more contagious when tuberculosis is active. Back in the Middle Ages, people thought that tuberculosis could be overcome by the touch of royalty. However, in current dates, tuberculosis is treated with antibiotics. The treatment normally lasts from six to nine months, while in other cases, it may take up to two
Many deadly diseases were widespread in the Middle Ages. One of the common diseases from that time period was known as leprosy. Leprosy was known for attacking a person’s skin, nerves, eyes, and breathing. According to WebMD, symptoms of the disease include pale and disfiguring skin sores, lumps, or bumps that do not disappear until after several weeks or months. People infected …show more content…
There were three types of plagues, often referred to as “The Black Death.” More formally, the three plagues were known as bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic. Elliot’s book states that the bubonic plague resulted from when fleas infected with the bacteria yersinia pestis bit a human. Once the bacteria make it into a human’s lymphatic system, painful bumps develop in the groin, armpits, or neck. People with this disease had a slim chance of survival. A person could live if the bumps split open and the venomous bacteria spilled out. However, if this did not happen, the person could die within three days later of the first bump’s …show more content…
Tuberculosis is caused by slow-growing bacteria that enlarge in areas of the body that contain a great deal of blood and oxygen, and it is most commonly located in the lungs. Two types of tuberculosis exist, according to WebMD: latent and active. With latent tuberculosis, the immune system works to prevent it from becoming active. The disease is more contagious when tuberculosis is active. Back in the Middle Ages, people thought that tuberculosis could be overcome by the touch of royalty. However, in current dates, tuberculosis is treated with antibiotics. The treatment normally lasts from six to nine months, while in other cases, it may take up to two