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briantrevino

Health Issues - Ancient Maya - 0 views

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  • The Maya thought that being sick was a punishment for a mistake or transgression.
  • Abdominal Pain
  • . Medicine Men relied a lot on what colour the plant was for what it was going to be able to cure e.g. Red leaves and plants for problems categorized with blood.
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  • ; Asthma; Colds; Disease of the Lungs and Breathing Passages
  • Diseases
  • of Women;
  • Bowel Complaints
  • Hair and Disease of the
  • Chills and Fever;
  • being hurt or sick was just as bad as having a criminal record.
  • Vertigo
  • Insomnia; Dislocations and Complaints of the Bones;
  • ; Fainting and Unconsciousness
  • Depression,
  • Scalp;
  • Insanity;
  • Poisoning
  • Skin Diseases,
  • Cancer and Tumour's;
  • Sunstroke
  • Ruptures.
  • being hurt or sick was just as bad as having a criminal record.
  • The Maya thought that being sick was a punishment for a mistake or transgression.
  • Medicine Men relied a lot on what colour the plant was for what it was going to be able to cure e.g. Red leaves and plants for problems categorized with blood
  • The average life expectancy for a Mayan man was between 50-55 and for Women was between 55-60. These are almost all of the health problems the Maya had :
  • Aches and Pains
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  • Disease of the Lungs and Breathing Passages
  • Disease of the Lungs and Breathing Passages
  • Skin Disease
  • Headache; Hiccough; Inflammation
  • yellow fever.
  • sic way of purification was the sweat bath.
  • he most ba
  • Jaundice;
  • Sweating; Teeth and Gums; Urine (bladder problems); Wounds, Cuts, Bruises, and
  • The Maya related sickness with being possessed of their soul by supernatural beings.
  • being hurt or sick was just as bad as having a criminal record.
  • Deena Hayes on 04 Sep 13
     
    The main health problem that the Maya's had was the "Yellow Fever"
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  • preep2019 on 05 Sep 13
     
    Good Health Issues
  • jo873080 on 05 Sep 13
     
    Health Concerns
  • briantrevino on 05 Sep 13
     
    The Maya related sickness with being possessed of their soul by supernatural beings.  
mboardman

4 Possible Reasons For The Collapse of the Mayan Civilization - 0 views

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Maya

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  • Most recently, scientists have turned their work towards the possibility of disease. The climate was humid and would have supported a host of parasitic activity. As the Mayan civilization grew and spread, disturbances would have occurred which could have placed the people in contact with parasites that would promote disease and death. If this were the case no member of the Mayans would have been spared. As with many diseases that attacked the human body, death can be a slow process dependent upon the strength and health of the individual attacked.
  • mboardman on 04 Sep 13
     
    disease for maya
tjmumm10

How the Aztecs cared for their diseases - 0 views

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how the aztec cared for their diseases

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  • plants and herbal medicines
  • that were to be found.
  • its own special diseases, and syphilis came supposedly from the New World.
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  • treated by imploring the gods and using magical remedies, the Aztecs also had knowledge based on research and experience.
  • Among other things these gardens were used for medical research;
  • Aztec medical knowledge.
  • “laudable pus”
  • ‘In my own studies (Ortiz de Montellano 1990), I have shown that the Aztecs could produce the physiological effects (vomiting, diaphoresis, etc.)
  • that their ideas about the cause and cure of disease
  • folk medicines, in animal or laboratory tests, and even in clinical trials.
mullpres

Inca Encyclopedia Block C [licensed for non-commercial use only] / Medicine - 2 views

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encyclopedia block licensed medicine inca

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  • he Inca were very skillful people in medicine. The Incas believed that being sick was either a punishment from the gods or evil magic. The only way to cure the sickness was to go to a doctor or by magic. Every year disease and evil would be banished from Cuzco during the Situa Festival. The Situa Festival consisted of several day
  • The Inca medicine was amazing. The Inca doctors were consistently finding new herbs, minerals and trying new remedies and improving the old ones. The Inca doctors were in search for many new answers for great medical development and the healing power of the Inca medicine was extraordinary. As well as the religion and magical spells had a great part of treatment, which helped the patient believe he/she was cured. The fact that the person believed that they were cured freed endorphins in the blood stream, helping the body heal. 
briantrevino

Peru: Cuzco-Machu Picchu - Chapter 4 - 2014 Yellow Book | Travelers' Health | CDC - 0 views

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Inca Heath Issues

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  • Important pre-travel information for Peru includes advice on preventing high-altitude illness, the risk for cutaneous leishmaniasis in certain jungle areas, use of yellow fever vaccine in some areas, and the risk of malaria for travelers visiting popular jungle lodges.
  • briantrevino on 04 Sep 13
     
    Peru includes advice on Preventing high-altitude illness. 
bravjor

Your Immune System - 0 views

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immune

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  • ected. So it makes sense that the body system that helps fight off sickness i
  • lled leukocytes (say: LOO-kuh-sytes), are part of this defense system. There are two basic types of these germ-fighting cells: phagocytes (say: FAH-guh-sytes),
  • s that work together to protect the body.
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  • fight off
  • White blood cells, also called leukocytes (say: LOO-kuh-sytes), are part of this defense system.
  • means to be protected. So it makes sense that the
  • White blood cells, also called leukocytes (say: LOO-kuh-sytes), are part of this defense system. There are two basic types of these germ-fighting cells:
  • To be immune (say: ih-MYOON) means to be protected. So it makes sense that the body system that helps fight off sickness is called the immune system. The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body.
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  • White blood cells, also called leukocytes (say: LOO-kuh-sytes), are part of this defense system. There are two basic types of these germ-fighting cells:
  • ur lymphatic (say: lim-FAH-tik) system is home to these germ-
  • es work like filters to remove germsgerms that could make you sick. Lymph nodes, and the tiny channels that connect them to each other, contain lymph, a cl
  • phagocytes (say: FAH-guh-sytes), which chew up invading germs lymphocytes (say: LIM-fuh-sytes), which allow the body to remember and recognize previous invaders Leukocytes are found in lots of places, including your spleen, an organ in your belly that filters blood and helps fight infections. Leukocytes also can be found in bone marrow, which is a thick, spongy jelly inside your bones.
  • swollen "glands" on the sides of your neck, like when you have a sore throat. Although we call them "glands," they are actually lymph nodes, and they contain clusters of immune system cells. Normally, lymph nodes are small and round and yo
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  • protected
  • e actu
  • network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body.
  • es (say: LIM-fuh-sytes), which allow the body to remember and
  • White blood cells, also called leukocytes
  • Leukocytes are found in lots of places, including your spleen, an organ in your belly that filters blood and helps fight infections. Leukocytes also
  • an be found in bone marrow, which is a thick, spongy jelly inside your bones
  • . Your lymphatic (say: lim-FAH-tik) system is home to these germ-fighting cells, too. You've encountered your lymphatic system if you've ever had swollen "glands" on the sides of your neck, like when you have a sore throat. Although
  • call them "glands
  • y lymph n
  • they contain clusters o
  • helps fight off sickness
  • ding your
  • -sytes), which chew up invading germs lymphocytes (say: LIM-fuh-sytes), which allow the
  • h nodes are small and round and you don't notice them. But when they're swollen, it means your immune system is at work.
  • Leukocytes are found in lots of places, including your spleen, an organ in your belly that filters blood and helps fight infe
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  • Is it enough to keep you from getting sick?
  • m cells. No
  • of your neck, like when you have a sore throat. Although we call them "glands," they are actually lymph nodes, and they contain clusters of immune system cells. Normally, lymph nodes are small and round and you don't notice them. But when they're swollen, it means your immune system is at work.
  • Your lymphatic (say: lim-FAH-tik) system is home to these germ-fighting cells, too. You've encountered your lymphatic system if you've ever had swollen "glands" on the sides
  • Your lymphatic (say: lim-FAH-tik) system is home to these germ-fighting cells, too. You've encountered your lymphatic system if you've ever had swollen "glands" on the sides
  • White blood cells, also called leukocytes (say: LOO-kuh-sytes), are part of this defense system.
  • Your lymphatic (say: lim-FAH-tik) system is home to these germ-fighting cells, too. You've encountered your lymphatic system if you've ever had swollen "glands" on the sides of your neck, like when you have a sore throat. Although we call them "glands," they are actually lymph nodes, and they contain clusters of immune system cells.
  • blood cells, also called
  • White blood cells, also called leukocytes (say: LOO-kuh-sytes), are part of this defense system.
  • White blood cells, also called leukocytes (say: LOO-kuh-sytes), are part of this defense system.
  • Leukocytes are found in lots of places, including your spleen, an organ in your belly that filters blood and helps fight infections. Leukocytes also can be found in bone marrow, which is a thick, spongy jelly inside your bones.
  • Behind your knees, in your armpits, and in your groin — just to name a few.
  • If you get the shot that covers measles, for instance, it can protect you from getting measles, if you're ever exposed to it.
  • blood cells) in it. Beside your neck, where else do you have lymph nodes? Behind your knees, in your armpits, and in your groin — just to name a few.
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      johansen19 on 21 Aug 13
       
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  • Leukocytes are found in lots of places, including your spleen, an organ in your belly that filters blood and helps fight infections. Leukocytes also can be found in bone marrow, which is a thick, spongy jelly inside your bones
  • e this great system in place.
  • So you hav
  • shots (also called vaccines), your body is extra-prepared to fight off serious illnesses that your immune system alone might not handle very well. If you get the shot that covers measles, for instance, it can protect you from getting measles, if you're ever exposed to it.
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  • fluid with leukocytes (white blood cells) in it. Beside your neck, where else do you have lymp
  • Behind your knees, in your armpits, and in your g
chapdou19

Climate, Not Spaniards, Brought Diseases That Killed Aztecs - The Crux | DiscoverMagazi... - 0 views

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Aztec diseases

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  • mumps, measles
  • diseases like
  • and smallpox for which the native populations lacked immunity
tjmumm10

Diseases of the aztecs prezi - 0 views

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  • Their success was the result of several factors: military technology, warfare goals and tactics, epidemic diseases, and the loose structure of the Aztec empire" (Berdan). The spanish brought with them great weapons. They also attacked at a time of political unrest in the Aztec Empire. But their greatest weapon, the one that brought them the great victory, was the diseases they brought to the new world. "The Spanish conquest did not destroy Aztec culture, nor did it wipe out the Aztec people. Rather, the Aztec territory became a colony of the Spanish empire, called "New Spain."
  • Their success was the result of several factors: military technology, warfare goals and tactics, epidemic diseases, and the loose structure of the Aztec empire" (Berdan). The spanish brought with them great weapons. They also attacked at a time of political unrest in the Aztec Empire. But their greatest weapon, the one that brought them the great victory, was the diseases they brought to the new world. "The Spanish conquest did not destroy Aztec culture, nor did it wipe out the Aztec people. Rather, the Aztec territory became a colony of the Spanish empire, called "New Spain."
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      tklinkefus on 04 Sep 13
       
      Do not look at the prezi for the illnesses just scrool down and then click on see full transcript then it will be their
  • mboardman on 04 Sep 13
     
    Diseases that Spanish brought over.
brenden2014

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maya medicine and Issues

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  • A hemorrhagic fever, which was called Cocoliztli,
  • Two epidemics of Cocoliztli, occurring in 1545 and 1576 respectively, killed a total of 13 million people.
  • Symptoms ranged from headache and fever to dementia, nodule formation, and bleeding from all orifices before eventual death. Interestingly, the more severe symptoms of Cocoliztli only affected the native inhabitants of Mesoamerica;
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  • here is no evidence supporting any single explanation for this dramatic population loss. The severe decrease may have been caused by decline in agriculture, social or political issues, or natural causes such as drought to name a few. Whatever the cause, it is certain that the Maya civilization had collapsed.
  • While there are obvious differences between the collapses during the Terminal Classic Period and the sixteenth century, both occurred during similar environmental conditions. Evidence indicates that during the years before both population declines, the region was facing a period of severe drought. As indicated by data from tree rings, a long drought happened from AD 700 to AD 900 that stretched as far north as the Southwestern United States
  • A hemorrhagic fever, which was called Cocoliztli,
  • Two epidemics of Cocoliztli, occurring in 1545 and 1576 respectively, killed a total of 13 million people.
  • Cocoliztli outbreaks
  • As is widely known, the Mayan people saw a significant loss in population starting around AD 770. There is no conclusive evidence indicating one specific cause of this collapse; most
  • likely, it was a combination of several contributing factors. Centuries later, Mesoamerica faced another widespread population decline in the 1500s. Again, it is nearly impossible t
  • pinpoint what caused this occurrence. The data indicate that disease may have been a causative factor in the Maya collapse, though the identity of the disease itself is a mystery
  • due to the lack of preserved human remains.
  • preep2019 on 04 Sep 13
     
    Tells about a fever that caused many deaths. 
brenden2014

Population, Environment and the Fall of the Mayan Civilization, A Lesson for ... - 0 views

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  • r, appears to indicate that the health, nutrition and overall life-style was, in some respects, better than that of the people living there today.
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jfelix2019

Book Review - NEJM - 1 views

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Aztecs

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  • Pre-Columbian America was relatively free of infectious diseases
  • , except for treponemal infections, probably including syphilis. The most common Aztec diseases appear to have been respiratory and gastrointestinal infections
  • origin of illnesses
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  • magical rituals to treat them
  • to the healing god
  • coronary-bypass surgery in scientific medicine
  • Greek medicine
  • available
  • diseases appear to have been respiratory and gastrointestinal infections.
  • illnesses
  • and they used religious and magical rituals to treat them
  • including syphilis
  • treponemal infections,
  • probably
  • s to the healing god
  • coronary-bypass surgery in scientific medicine
  • modern Mexican folk medicine
kastgre19

Mayan information - 0 views

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  • bubonic plague
  • a combination of both malaria and yellow fever epidemics
  • both of these epidemics are foreign to the Mayan culture
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  • the development of chronic warfare caused a breakdown in their fragile agriculture system. Imagine you were a farmer at the city-state of Uaxactun and you are at war with Tikal. Now, are you going to stay on your farm with no military protection? Of course not, you will move as fast as you can into the protection of the city walls. In the meantime your field becomes overgrown and no food can be produced. So we see cases of extreme food shortages that cannot be compensated for causing the demise of the Mayan culture.
brenden2014

Mayan Decline :: The Mayan Kingdom - 0 views

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maya kingdom and Issues

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  • The causes for the Maya's decline are numerous, but one of the central causes is that the demands they placed upon their environment grew beyond the capacity of the land. At it's peak, there were about 15 million people occupying the Mayan world. Over-population of Mayan metropolises are suspected to have gone beyond levels that the Mayan political and social networks were able to support, resulting in social unrest and revolution. Frequent skirmishes by warring clans, such as the Toltec invasion of Chichen Itza, are suspected to have forced the Mayan populace to flee their cities. Recent studies have discovered evidenc
  • of severe droughts, deforestation, and a decline in large game animals that began around 800 A.D., coinciding with a sharp drop in new construction. Human bones found from this time show signs of severe malnutrition, which would have been a driving factor behind raids. While Maya civilization did go through a brief renaissance after this period, ongoing environmental constraints played a large role in their eventual decline.
klefeber

Aztec medicine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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  • the Aztec system recognised three main causes of illness and injuries—supernatural causes involving the displeasure of the gods or excess and imbalance with the supernatural and natural worlds, magical causes involving malevolent curses and sorcerers (a tlacatecolotl in Nahuatl),
  • and natural or practical causes. Establishing a treatment for any given ailment depended first upon determining the nature of its cause.
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aw358396

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/aztecs/disease.pdf - 0 views

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      aw358396 on 05 Sep 13
       
      Paragraph one, I am unable to highlight.  Line 4
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      aw358396 on 05 Sep 13
       
      Pg. 321, first paragraph, lines 3, 7 and 12
  • cherman2019 on 05 Sep 13
     
    Go to the 2nd page for information and you can't highlight on this.
culplev

Aztecs for Kids - Quick History of the Aztec People - 0 views

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  • When the Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico, other tribes were already in residence. They had already taken the best land. The Aztecs had to make due with the swampy shores of Lake Texcoco. 
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mshaeffer

How the Body Works: Articles - 1 views

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  • Your bo
  • dy has so many amazing parts. Learn more about them in these articles — perfect for school assi
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