What were the scientific and medical reactions to the plague? How did Early Modern medicine treat the disease? treat the patients? What preconceptions did Early Modern science have about the disease? The length of this assignment should be approximately five double-spaced pages. This is due on May 8th at 1 PM.
Be sure that you have looked at those pages that deal with the medical responses. As you look at these pages refer keep in mind the questions posed on each page. As well as these --
Points to Ponder:
-- Given the extent of biological knowledge, does medieval medical theory propose logical explanations for disease?
-- What links did you notice between the images of medical treatment and the documents?
-- Do you think that concerns about health were important in the lives of medieval Europeans?
-- How effective do you think medieval medical practice and theory were in fighting epidemic disease?