Modern concept of health and disease
Modern concept of health and disease
Modern concept of health and disease
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ROMAN PHYSICIANS - GALENUS<br />
Islamic culture respected the teachings <strong>of</strong><br />
Aristotle <strong>and</strong> Galen, systematised <strong>and</strong><br />
commented their works<br />
11th century: Latin translations <strong>of</strong> Islamic<br />
medical texts - appeared in Salerno medical<br />
school, later incorporated into teaching at the<br />
universities <strong>of</strong> Naples <strong>and</strong> Montpellier<br />
Galen: the "Medical Pope <strong>of</strong> the Middle Ages"<br />
Determined medicine for 15 centuries –<br />
dogmatic period<br />
Galenic teaching about blood-letting as a<br />
remedy against almost any ailment remained<br />
influential until the 1800s
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