1. MedicalThe New England Renaissance A presentation by: Lauren Stroble, Stephanie Zandarski, and Michelle Szyszkiewicz
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4. Dentistry No anesthetics No water/air-cooled drills โ drills created heat, which caused extreme amounts of pain Lead fillings were popular
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7. Diseases โ โThe Feverโ (cont.) Scarlet Fever โ responsible for approx. 20,000 deaths in 1840 alone โHooping Coughโ Measles
8. Disease โ โThe Feverโ (cont.) Puberty up until menopause (menstruation) was treated as a disease. Many women died during childbirth due to being exposed by bacteria on the doctorโs hands. They called this โChildbed Feverโ. However, because of their limited knowledge of spreading bacteria, they saw the women as โthe weaker sexโ. Syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases were spread due to lack of proper bathing/hygiene. Food poisoning โ mainly caused by lack of refrigeration, and eating spoiled foods ; there was also a large amount of parasites and fleas
![Inventions and Developments The first largely accurate description of the human body โ provided by Andreas Vesalius Sewing wounds (stitches), instead of cauterizing. Cauterization โ burning of a wound to close it ,[object Object]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)