Other editions of book Medieval Medicine And the Plague

Illustrates how death and incurable disease were considered a common part of medieval life and offers a history of the Black Death, or the plague, which killed millions of people in Europe.

Illustrates how death and incurable disease were considered a common part of medieval life. This book covers topics such as: a timeline of medical changes through the Middle Ages; common medieval diseases and their causes, such as smallpox, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and leprosy; The Back Plague; the Four Humors; and, operations and treatments.

Medieval Medicine & the Plague Elliott, Lynne