Medicine and Health in Elizabethan Times
The Elizabethan era was not only a period of rations medical science, but also a time of great superstition. Medicine remained attached to astrology and other beliefs such as the supernatural. (Davis) Elizabethan times was the era in which Queen Elizabeth I and Shakespeare lived. However the times were very unsanitary. People threw their trash out the window and if their dog or cat died, they would throw that out the window also. When it rained, cats and dogs would flow down the street. This is where the quote "Raining cats and dogs" derived. (Pearson) Because of all of these things, health was a major concern in Elizabethan England. Poor sanitation and a rapidly growing population contributed to the spread of disease. (Andrews) Medicine and health in the sixteenth century was very different from that of today, however their medical problems were very different from the medical challenges we face presently.
Deadly diseases were the main......
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