1. Medicine During the Elizabethan Times Chris & Rebecca

2. Causes of Death There was a lack of sanitation that caused some diseases such as the spread of typhoid. There were open sewers in the streets filled with garbage. Fleas, lice, and rats flourished. There was no running water.

3. Illnesses Diseases such as Bubonic Plague (Black Death) were killing 1/3 of the population. Typhoid was thought to be spread through water obtained from pumps.

4. Physicians The Physicians wore weird clothing and masks but it helped them from getting the diseases. The Physicians really did not know the cause of the illnesses. They believed that certain gemstones held medicinal powers. The college of physicians was founded in 1518.

5. Cures Different blends of herbs were thought to be cures. Different ingredients and different herbs were for different parts of the body. These were prescribed by “old wise women” or soothsayers. For example- Rose, Lavender, Sage, and Bay were used for Head Afflictions. Heart problems were remedied from plants such as the plants saffron, basil, and rosemary.

6. Great Physicians The greatest of them during the Elizabethan Time was William Harvey (1578-1657) Harvey first described the circulation of blood. Thomas Linacre (1460?-1524) founded the college of Physicians. Surgeons Surgeons had horrible reputations. Mainly because they shared company with Barbers. Surgeons were not allowed to practice much more than tooth pulling and blood letting. They usually operated on physicians instruction.

7. Dentistry Doctors were believed to be the devils on earth. They used horrible looking tools, way worse than what pliers would be. Having a date with the dentist, might be a date with destiny. People died from pain, and loss of blood. Teeth were lost in efforts to keep them cleaned. Dentists used a mixture of powdered pumice stone, brick and coral and rubbed their teeth clean.