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What person died as a result of the very disease he studied all of his life?
hippocrates
Where did Hippocrates do his work?
Hippocrates travelled widely in Greece and taught in Cos.
Where did Hippocrates say to find the source of disease?
spine.
Who was the greatest Greek doctor?
Hippocrates http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocrates
Who was the Man who claimed that every disease had a natural cause?
Hippocrates
Hippocrates identified epilepsy as originating in the?
Hippocrates knew that it was a physical disease of the brain, and not a sacred disease as other of his contemporaries called it, meaning it was something directly from God. His assessment was very accurate.
Whose belief that disease is caused by identifiable physical factors.?
Hippocrates.
What school did Hippocrates II go to?
Hippocrates didn't really go to a certain school persay. He was actually taught by his father and grandfather, both of whom were accomplished physicians.
Who discovered how to diagnose diphtheria?
The disease was first described in the 5th century BC by Hippocrates.
When was diphtheria first found?
The disease was first described in the 5th century BC by Hippocrates.
What was Hippocrates' contributions?
Hippocrates was the first physician to treat diseases as the result of living habits rather than a punishment by the gods. Hippocrates helped found two medicine schools, Knidian and Koan. Thessalus and Draco, two sons of Hippocrates as well as Hippocrates' son-in-law, Polybus, were his students. The Knidian school of medicine focused manly on diagnosing illnesses. The Knidian school failed to distinguish when one disease caused many possible series of symptoms as there was a Greek taboo forbidding the dissection of any human. The Koan school of medicine had a different focus, they were more focused on general diagnosis and passive treatment. Hippocrates belived that the body could naturally heal itself from all illnesses, and that a good lifestyle and rest was need to speed the process along. " To do nothing is also a good remedy." - Hippocrates Hippocrates and his followers were the first to describe many diseases as well as medical conditions. Hippocrates was the first to describe clubbing of the fingers, an important diagnostic sing in chronic suppuratives lung disease, lung cancer and cyanotic heart disease. Clubbed fingers are sometimes referred to as " Hippocratic fingers". == ==
What are the four theories of disease causation?
According to Hippocrates the theories of disease causation are the 4 humors, blood, phlegm, yellow and black bile.
