中世紀(jì)約公元476年~公元1453），是歐洲歷史上的一個(gè)封建割據(jù)時(shí)代，戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)和瘟疫帶來(lái)的是無(wú)限的痛苦，這個(gè)時(shí)期被稱為“黑暗時(shí)代”。本書(shū)介紹的是中世紀(jì)的醫(yī)學(xué)發(fā)展，那個(gè)時(shí)代瘟疫頻發(fā)，比如“黑死病”一度讓人望而生畏，早期的醫(yī)學(xué)就是在頻繁的疾病中研制發(fā)展起來(lái)的，推薦文學(xué)歷史愛(ài)好者閱讀。
This astonishing new book illustrates how death and incurable disease were considered a common part of medieval life. Young readers will be fascinated by the history of the Black Death, or the Plague, which killed millions of people in Europe, and why medical treatments in the Middle Ages were often worse than the disease. Topics include- a timeline of medical changes through the Middle Ages- common medieval diseases and their causes, such as smallpox, tuberculosis, diphtheria, and leprosy- operations and treatments such as bloodletting, and cauterizing- medicine makers such as apothecaries and housewives- women's place in medicine
