Medical Conditions In 1809-1865

What Was Healthcare Like in the 1800s? | History …

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All people in the Western world, and not just medical personnel, assumed that disease was caused by an imbalance or disturbance within the body. A miasma (a …

Diseases and epidemics of the 19th century - Wikipedia

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History of medicine - Medicine in the 18th century

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By the 18th century the medical school at Leiden had grown to rival that of Padua, and many students were attracted there from abroad. Among them was John Monro, an army …

History of Medicine 1800-1850 – Wellness Journeys

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In 1806 the first licensing laws were passed in the US, in New York, called the Medical Practices Act. This act allowed the state to license practitioners, which …

Changes in Medicine During the 19th Century

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The Civil War proved to be a catalyst in advancing 19th-century medicine. The four years were marked by hundreds of thousands of cases of battle wounds, …

The Graveyard of Old Diseases | CSI: Dixie

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It can be a symptom of numerous medical conditions, including liver failure, gallbladder problems, pancreatic cancer, alcoholism, typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery, or …

Ailments, Complaints, and Diseases in the 1700 and 1800s

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We know it today as trismus — a pathological condition where the mouth is held shut by sustained jaw muscle spasms — or tetanus, an infectious disease …

Old Diseases and Obsolete Medical Terms: Definitions

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Numerous health conditions that led to death prior to the early twentieth century have all but disappeared today thanks to drastic improvements in hygiene and …

Civil War Medicine: An Overview of Medicine | eHISTORY

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Medicine made significant gains during the course of the war. However, it was the tragedy of the era that medical knowledge of the 1860s had not yet encompassed the use of sterile …

Health Care and the American Medical Profession, 1830 …

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The goal is to provide health insurance to all Americans not covered by their employers or other health programs. However, many Republicans have derided the law …