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What were the cures for the following medieval conditions Puerperal fever Smallpox Typhoid fever Dysentery Ergotism Gonorrhea Influenza Leprosy Malaria Measles Plague?
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∙ 14y ago
There generally was no cure before they recognized the cause. Bleeding, herbal potions, etc., were used, usually death was the final cure. Those who lived were simply able to overcome the disease on their own. As far as venereal diseases, syphilis was especially disastrous because outward systems disappeared and when it hit the nervous system and the person became "mad" or psychotic they were locked up until they died. With others they would use a red hot rod and insert it up the penis. This likely had a poor outcome with scar tissue creating a temporary lack of feeling. Women were less lucky, they would develop pelvic inflammatory disease and die of sepsis. Sepsis, or infection was a big killer before antibiotics.
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What is the treatment for puerperal infection?
Antibiotic therapy is the backbone of puerperal infection treatment.
How did Katherine parr die?
She died after giving birth to her daughter, where she contracted puerperal fever
What causes puerperal sepsis?
full topic about of puerperal sepsis in which topic include first of all . definition, causes , sign and symptoms , medical management , treatment , prevention , lab investigations , complications , nursing management , health education about the puerperal sepsis .
How many new mothers are infected by puerperal infection?
Puerperal infection affects an estimated 1-8% of new mothers in the United States.
What has the author Ad Olivier written?
Ad Olivier has written: 'A case of grave puerperal fever' -- subject(s): Treatment, Puerperal disorders
What has the author Philip Pitt Walsh written?
Philip Pitt Walsh has written: 'Practical observations on the puerperal fever' -- subject(s): Puerperal septicemia
If you have no children how did you develop mastitis?
It is called non-puerperal mastitis.
What has the author Charles Delucena Meigs written?
Charles Delucena Meigs has written: 'On the nature, signs, and treatment of childbed fevers' -- subject(s): Diseases, Puerperal septicemia, Women, Puerperal septicemia.
What is the mode of transmission of puerperal sepsis?
Puerperal sepsis is highly contagious by touch. But in the 19th century, scientist Ignaz Semmelweis discovered that the disease wasn't a threat so long as people thoroughly washed their hands.
What is puerperal sepsis?
Puerperal fever (from the Latin puer, child), also called childbed fever, can develop into puerperal sepsis, which is a serious form of septicaemia contracted by a woman during or shortly after childbirth, miscarriage or abortion. If untreated, it is life-threatening. The most common infection causing puerperal fever is genital tract sepsis. Other types of infection that can lead to sepsis after childbirth include urinary tract infection, breast infection (mastitis) and respiratory tract infection (more common after anaesthesia due to lesions in the windpipe). Puerperal fever is now rare in the West due to improved hygiene during delivery, and deaths have been reduced by antibiotics.
What was doctor semmelweiss responsible for?
a Hungarian physician who found out washing hands prevents puerperal fever
What did semmelweis discover?
the incident of puerperal fever could be cut by improving on hand washing standards
