cauaees of disease in renaissance period.
What was the primary cause of disease in the Renaissance period?
Bad humors
Which of the following was believed to cause the spread of diseases in the Renaissance period?
Miasma
What did Renaissance physicians commonly believe caused diseases?
Imbalance of bodily humors
Which of the following was a commonly held belief about the causes of diseases in the Renaissance period?
Airborne contagion
What role did supernatural beliefs play in understanding disease in the Renaissance period?
Considered irrelevant to disease causation
What was the prevailing belief about the origins of diseases during the Renaissance?
Natural causes
How did Renaissance physicians attempt to treat diseases caused by bad humors?
Bloodletting
What was the common belief about the relation between diseases and the position of celestial bodies in the Renaissance period?
Correlation but no causation
Which of the following was not a common method of disease prevention in the Renaissance period?
Vaccination
What did Renaissance physicians believe was the primary cause of the Black Death?
Contaminated air