SOCA01H3 Lecture Notes - Sick Role, Ethnomedicine, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Epidemic spread along trade routes in 1346 called black death killed 1/3 of europe"s pop. Cause of the plague was a bacillus that spread from lice to rats to people. Spread so quickly b/c many ppl lived together in unsanitary conditions. Researched the problem found conjunction of saturn, jupitar & mars had occurred in 1345. Resulting hot, humid conditions caused earth to emit poisonous vapours. To prevent the plague, ppl should refrain from eating poultry, pork, beef, fish, olive oil: shouldn"t sleep during daytime, shouldn"t engage in excessive exercise, nothing should be cooked in rainwater, bathing should be avoided. Only ppl who avoided the plague were pope, jews, well-to-do. Women & men, upper & lower classes, rich & poor countries exposed to health risks to varying degrees. Story of black death suggests that: 1) health risks are unevenly distributed. 3) no special qualifications were required to administer medical treatment.

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