Elizabethan Era Diseases & Medicine

Small Pox Symptoms's

Common ailments were, fever, headaches, rashes& fatigue. It takes about couple of days for the person starts to notice the reaction.

Treatments Before & After

Polio now in the 21st century doesn’t have a cure at all. There is a Polio vaccine, most children receive four doses of this vaccine in the United States. There wasn’t a treatment in the Elizabethan Era for Polio illness.

Yellow Fever

Medicine Now and Then

Some of the commons symptoms of the Yellow Fever were stomach pain, vomiting, bleeding from the mouth ,nose etc. This ailments will last about three- four days. There is three types of Yellow Fever, “Sylvatic,Intermediate,Urban Yellow Fever

The treatments in Elizabethan Era were “Mercury or Guaiac” There isn’t a cure for this disease, some of the treatments not to have this illness were The “Yellow Fever” vaccines.

Treatments Then and Now

Now in 21st century we have many treatments to help human’s fight this disease. Like the “ Smallpox Vaccine” In “Elizabethan Era” there wasn’t a treatment for smallpox, doctor’s just recommended them to drink lots of water and sleep, to fight this popular disease.

Elizabethan Era Diseases & Medicine

Polio Symptom's

The common ailments were, sore throat, vomiting, neck & back pain. This symptoms last atleast one to ten days.

Measles

This virus is spread by sneezing & coughing, its recongnizable by rashes. The symptoms are fever, sore throat, Tiny white spots with bluish white centers on a red.

Measles Treatments

There isnt a treatment for measles although there is a vaccination but they have to give it to the within the 72 hours.

Chlorea

Symptoms for Cholera are low blood pressure, thirst, muscle cramps. This ailments start as soon as a few hours or long as five days soon as infection. This infection can spread

References:

Cholera Treatments

Cholera requires immediate treatment within hours of not treating the patient can die. Treatment for this disease is replacing the fluids that were lost while disease was infected.

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