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A Brief History of Medicine: A Brief History of Medicine: Doc, I Have an EaracheDoc, I Have an Earache
2000 BCE: Here, eat this root2000 BCE: Here, eat this root
1000 BCE: That root is heathen, say this prayer1000 BCE: That root is heathen, say this prayer
1850 CE: Prayer is superstition, drink this potion1850 CE: Prayer is superstition, drink this potion
1930 CE: That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill1930 CE: That potion is snake oil, swallow this pill
1970 CE: That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic1970 CE: That pill is ineffective, take this antibiotic
2000 CE: That antibiotic is artificial, eat this root2000 CE: That antibiotic is artificial, eat this root
Course ThemesCourse Themes
Medical history of humanityMedical history of humanity
How medical history has changedHow medical history has changed
History of health professionsHistory of health professions
Interconnections between medicine Interconnections between medicine and societyand society
Prehistoric Evidence of Disease Prehistoric Evidence of Disease StatesStates
Primarily skeletalPrimarily skeletal Interpretation of findings must be Interpretation of findings must be
done with caredone with care
Transition to Agricultural Transition to Agricultural LifestyleLifestyle
Transformation in human medical Transformation in human medical historyhistory
Increased risk of infectionsIncreased risk of infections– CrowdingCrowding– Increased exposure to animalsIncreased exposure to animals– Increased production of wasteIncreased production of waste– Attraction for rodents, insectsAttraction for rodents, insects
New Infectious DiseasesNew Infectious Diseases
TuberculosisTuberculosis MeaslesMeasles Common coldCommon cold PolioPolio SalmonellaSalmonella
Rise of CitiesRise of Cities
Increased crowdingIncreased crowding Advent of crowd diseasesAdvent of crowd diseases Importation of disease along trade Importation of disease along trade
routesroutes
Increased Social StratificationIncreased Social Stratification
Scribes and officialsScribes and officials HealersHealers Differential impacts on health related Differential impacts on health related
to socio-economic statusto socio-economic status
Evidence About Human Health Evidence About Human Health from Artifactsfrom Artifacts
Written documentsWritten documents– Papyri (Egypt)Papyri (Egypt)– Clay tablets (Mesopotamia)Clay tablets (Mesopotamia)
MummiesMummies
Smallpox identified Smallpox identified in the mummy of in the mummy of Ramses IIRamses II
CarvingsCarvings
Depiction of an Depiction of an individual who had individual who had contracted ? Polio contracted ? Polio in a relief carvingin a relief carving
Early Greek MedicineEarly Greek Medicine
HomerHomer AsclepiusAsclepius Rise of temples Rise of temples
devoted to healthdevoted to health
General Insights into MedicineGeneral Insights into Medicinein the Ancient World in the Ancient World
Well developed skillsWell developed skills Not based on theory as we Not based on theory as we
understand itunderstand it Seamless integration of medicine, Seamless integration of medicine,
magic, & religionmagic, & religion Transmission of knowledge between Transmission of knowledge between
generations of practitionersgenerations of practitioners