SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: World Health Organization, Socialized Medicine, Alternative Medicine
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The black death killed millions of people in the 14th century; it was transmitted through flies and rats, and destroyed europe because many people contracted the disease due to living in tight and unsanitary situations. This event can be tied to sociology of health and medicine and some were groups were more at risk to contract the disease (health is not just a medical issue, but a sociological one as well) Health risks are unevenly distributed from the upper and lower classes (upper class are less exposed to diseases and can afford to have medical treatments and doctors) Life expectancy is the average age at death of the members of a population (in 1831: men 40 and women 42; in. Medieval doctors could be anyone, but they did know that it was important to prevent disease, exercise, and have a balanced diet.
