\-disease was thought to be caused by gods and spirits
\-healing through fumigation
\-tribal leaders perform religious ceremonies
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PALEOPATHOLOGY
study of ancient diseases and medical conditions
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LEPROSY
leads to remodelling of nasal region and upper jaw, later the palate is destroyed
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POTT’S DISEASE
18th century Hungarian mummy collapse of the lower spine due to tubercolosis
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ARTEOROSIS
damage of artery
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damage tissues
Why do we not put alchohol on open wound
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infection
high neutrophils lead to?
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\-cool water and mud
\-sucking stings, licking wounds
\-exerting pressure to stop bleeding
early wound care
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MESOPOTAMIANS
\-practiced hepatoscopy
\-liver is the seat of the soul
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ANCIENT HEBREW
belived in the four humors
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blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile
what are the four humors
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ISIS
\-goddess of health, marraige and fertility
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ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
believed that each portion of the body had specific gods
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MUMMIFICATION
preservation of the dead
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1. remove vital organs(liver, intestine, stomach, lungs) 2. get rid of brain through nose 3. put spices and leave for 90 days 4. after 90 days, renew spices then cover
How do egyptians do mummification
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ANCIENT EGYPTIANS
believed heart is the center of the body. body is composed of channels to the heart