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Victorian Era Medicine & Diseases

Victorian Era Medicine & Diseases. By Austin Arndt, Matt Goldsmith, and Sam Deutchman. Urbanization & Health.

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Victorian Era Medicine & Diseases

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  1. Victorian Era Medicine & Diseases By Austin Arndt, Matt Goldsmith, and Sam Deutchman

  2. Urbanization & Health • As the growth of cities and industries so did the rate of death and disease. Smallpox, typhus, tuberculosis, cholera, and other diseases spread quickly within the dense population of cities. • Overcrowding coupled with poor sanitation often associating with poverty left many vulnerable to disease and other health hazards.

  3. Common Diseases • Smallpox • Typhus • Tuberculosis • Cholera • Scurvy • Lime Disease • Diptheria • Typhoid • Yellow Fever

  4. Medical Advancements • Anesthetics • X-Ray • Psychiatric Therapy • Stethoscope • Microsopes • Sterile Surgical Equipement

  5. http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/victorian_medicine_01.shtml#fourhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/victorians/victorian_medicine_01.shtml#four • http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/18/science/18obleft.html?_r=1 • Poverty‑in‑Victorian‑Britain‑712591.jpg’ • smallpox‑virus‑x2.jpg • rtyphi.jpg • mycobacterium‑tuberculosis.jpg • HaitiVCRS2.jpg • wilhelm_conrad_roentgen_copy_2.original.jpg • 350px‑Ww2‑53.jpg

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