Methods Used
What clothing in particular would they steam? Why?
What is one of the biggest differences between Smallpox and Chickenpox?
-Smallpox isn't around anymore, it has turned into more of a rare disease
-Smallpox is deadly, Chickenpox is mild
What is used today but for different reasons?
Disinfectants
What is Moxibustion?
Burning moxa to try and get rid of disease
What was the most common way it was spread?
Person to Person
What treatment was developed later that made everything easier?
Vaccines
What are Herbs?
The use of herbs such as stems, leaves, petals, and seeds to help certain illnesses
What were the two treatments for Smallpox?
Poisonous Smoke
Scab Powder
What method goes back thousands of years and is still used today?
Herbathology
What is Acupuncture?
Needles that are put into the skin as certain points to help heal certain things
What is Smallpox?
An acute contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules usually leaving permanent scars. It was effectively eradicated through vaccination by 1979.
How are treatments today different from back then?
(Just what you think impacted them from back then to now)
More advanced technology, able to more privileges, more trained doctors
What were at least two ways to treat diseases back then?
Acupuncture
Herbs
Moxibustion
Steaming Clothes
How did they treat Smallpox?
Scab Powder
What treatments are used today?
Vaccines
Herbathology
Inhaling medicine
Disinfectants