Question

Think about the central ideas in "Hygiene, Illness, and Medicine." Write three to four sentences that summarize the chapter.

Answer 1

Answer:

The main topic of the chapter is medical practices and illness in Elizabethan England.  In "Hygiene, Illness, and Medicine," Ian Mortimer points out that Elizabethan medicine was unsophisticated compared to modern medicine. A commonly held belief was that a body's humors directly affected health, so sick people were treated accordingly. Due in part to the medical practices and beliefs of the time, illnesses and diseases, such as influenza, malaria, and the plague, spread rapidly, killing thousands.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

In "Hygiene, Illness, and Medicine" the increasing number of sickness and spread of infection, contagious disease, and unknown viruses. People were oblivious on how health and safety affected with their very dirty environment and poor hygiene. Which is what caused a lot of unknown viruses, sickness, and infections.