In a time before modern medicine, humanity was plagued with a host of diseases that are now easily cured or prevented. But some are still with us even today.
A physician is taking the pulse of a patient while he breaths through sponge soaked in herbs to protect against evil emanations from the victim. For many people in the ancient world, life was no casual stroll around the Forum. Today, many diseases can be treated with modern medicine or prevented entirely, thanks to the development of
ancient civilizations, including cancer, which Hippocrates described, ultimately giving it its name. Similarly, one of the first descriptions of rabies dates back toThe Roman writer Pliny the Elder describes how those who are bitten by dogs with “canine madness” develop a deadly horror of water, and outlines curious remedies to combat the disease.and parasites such as worms, the impact of which are easy to underestimate, says Harper.
“The Plague of Justinian in the 540s is the only one where we know with absolute certainty what caused it,” Harper says. “It was bubonic plague.”that rocked Medieval Europe between 1347 to 1351, killing millions of people. Harper describes it as “the most explosive pandemic disease in human history.”
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