Disease Symptoms Of The Middle Ages
Published on Feb 10 2010, in the categories: History
The middle ages were characterized by rare population, isolated regions and cities in decay. Between X-XIV, the European continent was characterized by economic and demographic expansion. There were new techniques in agriculture and commerce, the cities started to bloom and the population was growing. But these progresses were linear, because of the natural calamities, epidemics and wars that postponed the evolution.
In the middle ages, the drinking water was very dirty and filled with disease, like leprosy, and this is why people were only drinking wine and other alcoholic drinks. People were not very interested in taking baths, but those who had the money were using public baths. The rich people had private baths and those who could not afford to use a toilet, used pots and spilled them on the streets.
Two of the most common diseases of the middle ages were leprosy and the Black Death.Leprosy was a very serious infectious disease. The agent that caused leprosy was known as Mycobacterium leprae. Today, leprosy can be treated with a combination of drugs, but at the time, there was no cure for this disease. The origin of leprosy is East Africa. From there, the disease spread to Europe, Asia and India.
The Black Death was spotted for the first time in Central Asia, in 1330. It then spread to Eastern China and India, reaching the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. In 1351, the first assault of the Black Death ended. The medieval historian, Froissart, estimated that a third of the global population had died because of the Black Death. The Black Death reappeared in 1361, in 1391 and then rarely in different parts of the globe.
The disease symptoms of the middle ages were sweat, chills, inflammations of the skin filled with pus- which at first were pink, then red and in the end turned black, rash, nodular inflammations, hair loss, tissue discomposure, read and brown spots on the skin. These disease symptoms of the Middle Ages lead to secondary infections that caused death.
The first important step in fighting with leprosy has been made in 1873 by Doctor Gerhard Armauer Hansen, when he discovered the agent that caused this disease. After four years of research (1884-1888) by German Doctor Eduard Arning (1855-1963), it was proven that leprosy can be transmitted. For 20 years there was no cure for this disease. When Gerhard Domagk discovered sulphonamides, he introduced the sulphonamides therapy. The Archie Cochrane sulphonamides therapy is a very important step in treating this disease.
The results of the treatment are influenced by the immune state of the patient, the type and evolution of the disease and the treatment lasts depending on the diagnostic. The treatment can last for a month or even for several years. The medication consists of a combination of antibiotics from year 1962. Dapson recommends a Clofazim treatment, followed by other medication discovered in year 1971, which were proven to help in the case of leprosy.Until now no one was able to cultivate the leprosy bacteria in vitro, but in 1960 scientists managed to replace the leprosy bacteria in animals that do not get ill because of their low body temperature. Since 1971, these animals are used in the purpose of producing the anti leprosy vaccine.
In the middle ages, the drinking water was very dirty and filled with disease, like leprosy, and this is why people were only drinking wine and other alcoholic drinks. People were not very interested in taking baths, but those who had the money were using public baths. The rich people had private baths and those who could not afford to use a toilet, used pots and spilled them on the streets.
Two of the most common diseases of the middle ages were leprosy and the Black Death.Leprosy was a very serious infectious disease. The agent that caused leprosy was known as Mycobacterium leprae. Today, leprosy can be treated with a combination of drugs, but at the time, there was no cure for this disease. The origin of leprosy is East Africa. From there, the disease spread to Europe, Asia and India.
The Black Death was spotted for the first time in Central Asia, in 1330. It then spread to Eastern China and India, reaching the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. In 1351, the first assault of the Black Death ended. The medieval historian, Froissart, estimated that a third of the global population had died because of the Black Death. The Black Death reappeared in 1361, in 1391 and then rarely in different parts of the globe.
The disease symptoms of the middle ages were sweat, chills, inflammations of the skin filled with pus- which at first were pink, then red and in the end turned black, rash, nodular inflammations, hair loss, tissue discomposure, read and brown spots on the skin. These disease symptoms of the Middle Ages lead to secondary infections that caused death.
The first important step in fighting with leprosy has been made in 1873 by Doctor Gerhard Armauer Hansen, when he discovered the agent that caused this disease. After four years of research (1884-1888) by German Doctor Eduard Arning (1855-1963), it was proven that leprosy can be transmitted. For 20 years there was no cure for this disease. When Gerhard Domagk discovered sulphonamides, he introduced the sulphonamides therapy. The Archie Cochrane sulphonamides therapy is a very important step in treating this disease.
The results of the treatment are influenced by the immune state of the patient, the type and evolution of the disease and the treatment lasts depending on the diagnostic. The treatment can last for a month or even for several years. The medication consists of a combination of antibiotics from year 1962. Dapson recommends a Clofazim treatment, followed by other medication discovered in year 1971, which were proven to help in the case of leprosy.Until now no one was able to cultivate the leprosy bacteria in vitro, but in 1960 scientists managed to replace the leprosy bacteria in animals that do not get ill because of their low body temperature. Since 1971, these animals are used in the purpose of producing the anti leprosy vaccine.
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