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-Common Illnesses:
typhoid fever
tuberculosis
rheumatism
malaria
arthritis
dysentery
- It was very common for pregnant women to become heavily ill after birth
- Most diseases were infections caused by the poor sanitation
- Primary source of illness from this era was the Black Death (bubonic plague)
- Being affected by it started with fever and throwing up and other symptoms similar to those of the flu
-The majority of affected people died within weeks of getting the plague

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-The water people of the era considered the water they bathed in unfit to drink.
-Hair was typically washed separately from their bathing.
-Lower class citizens bathed only a few times per year.
-Hair washing took place more frequently than bathing as it was much easier to do so.

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The Medical treatments used during the Elizabethan era included practices such as bloodletting,cupping, leeching,  intake or application of herbal and chemical blends, and a treatment in which people ingested a substance that made them vomit.

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-Sanitation in this era was awful
-Sewage systems did not exist in England at this time
-Bathing was not a daily thing
-Large amount of people either drunk or throwing up
-This caused the Bubonic Plague to come and spread throughout London
-People did not care for their environment and did not put in the effort to clean up their city
-There was a lack of water in the Elizabethan Era
-Only the rich had wells for their own, everyone else had to get their water from the public fountain
-Public fountain water was dirty and was not filtered nor cleansed
-Since London was built on the Thames River, that was their source of water which was polluted as it was the main location for waste dumping
-Their toilet was a "chamber pot" which was just a bucket made from pottery
-No plumbing system or sewage system to flush the waste out
-They emptied out their buckets by dumping it out of the window onto the streets with people, and the waste lay there uncleaned or taken away by anyone

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-Awareness about medicine was very undeveloped in the Elizabethan Era
-Lack of medicine and health led to many deaths and the average life span of a person born into England at this time was much less years
-40% of people died once they reached their teenage years
-Most common medicine given were herb based Elizabethan medicines
-Headache- sweet herbs (rose, lavender, sage)
-Stomach Pains- wormwood, mint, balm
-Breathing Problems- licorice, comfrey
-After the Elizabethan Era medicine began to expand and innovate, most of the herb based medicine stop being used

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Disease and Medicine Comparisons from Then and Now:  

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Disease and Medicine Comparisons from Then and Now:  

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-Sick people were known to go to their barbers, astrologers, and local medicine givers for treatment. Today in time most regular people do not  have a medical license to perform “treatments” to those that are sick. And as of today, doctors use actual data and research in order to treat diseases.
- For instance, back then, diseases such as the Black Death  and Smallpox were extremely prevalent - where as today,  Cancer and Diabetes are main causes of worry.
-Back then, these diseases were almost impossible to avoid due to horrible sanitation precautions and unprotected sexual activity, among others. Today, many precautions are taken to avoid contracting diseases such as wearing protection, staying away from people who may be sick, and simply washing one's hands.

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Hospitals of the era used many of the same methods to handle different diseases. Most of the time, doctors would prescribe the most powerful herbal drugs for all sicknesses because they could not recognize the disease. Other commonly used methods were minerals, laxatives, and leeches to suck out bad blood. Most of the time, hospitals were severely understaffed and undersized to help all of the people who needed medical attention. Around 300 would be waiting outside of the gates and only about 30 would be selected. Lower floors were dedicated to sick infants while the upper floors were dedicated to sick and injured adults.

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-Apothecary: a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.
-Remedies: a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury.
-Physicians: a person qualified to practice medicine.
-Bloodletting: the surgical removal of some of a patient's blood for therapeutic purposes.

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"-College educated physicians who were trained in medicine and surgery, and who could perform services like amputations, were often visited by people who could afford their fees.
-Another medical physician at the time were barbers, whose services included, and were limited to, bloodletting, as well as teeth pulling.
-The local apothecary, who was the most visited giver of medicine, gave ill customers popular herbal and chemical remedies.
-"Wise women" and house wives were also consulted, especially by the poorer people, for advice and home remedies. These ladies typically made their own herbal remedies and a couple depended on diagnosing and curing illnesses through astrology.

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How Poverty Affected the Health of Individuals:

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How Poverty Affected the Health of Individuals:

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-The wealthiest members of society were the ones who could afford doctors, and often paid their visiting fees of around 10 shillings. They were the ones who were able to afford medications that helped them live slightly longer than those who couldn't.
-Due to the fact that they didn't have enough money to pay for doctor visits and effective medicine, the poorer members of society were left to rely on "wise women"/ the house wives of society who created homemade herbal medicine.
-The wealthier members of society were also able to live in much cleaner neighborhoods/ homes, whereas the poorer member of society lived in littered, disgusting areas, with streets that were constantly filled with trash. This garbage eventually ended up being dumped into rivers and streams.
-The poor people in the Elizabethan era also had contaminated water pumps, as well as rat, flee, and lice infestations.

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"Elizabethan Class System." Gale In Context Online Collection, Gale, 2017. Gale In Context: High School, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/EIJZTB950512104/SUIC?u=losamigos&sid=SUIC&xid=b29877fb. Accessed 4 Feb. 2020.