SOC100H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Jeanne Calment, Health Care In Canada, Smoking And Pregnancy
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In 1946 rumors reached europe of a plague sweeping the east. A year later, 12 galleys sailed from southern russia to italy. Diseased sailors were on board, lymph nodes were swollen and eventually burst, painful death. Anyone that came in contact was infected: black death killed 3rd of europe"s population. Spread quickly to do unsanitary conditions and living close together. Refrain from eating beef, fish, poultry: pope survived stayed b/w fire. This is a common pattern, health risks are unevenly distributed. Women/men, rich/poor, upper class vs lower class are exposed to health risks with varying degrees. This shows that health is not only a medical issue, but also sociological. (2) health problems change over time. Where there is good sanitation, this would not happen. Now we are able to treat infectionous diseases such as tb effectively with antibiotics. Medical successes allow people to live longer then they used to. (3) remedies were herbal but included earthworms, urine and animal excrement.
