Medical knowledge of medieval physician on the cause of plague during 1347/8-1351: traditional understandings to poison theory

This article sets its investigative goal on determining the medical knowledge of medieval physicians from 1347-8 to 1351 concerning the causes of plague. As the plague killed a third of Europe’s population, the contemporary witness at the time perceived God as the sender of this plague to punish the...

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Main Author: Sang Dong LEE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for the History of Medicine 2022-08-01
Series:Uisahak
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Online Access:http://www.medhist.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjmh-31-2-363.pdf