A nursing student taught a group of high school students interested in nursing about the various ancient civilizations' (3000 BCE–0) beliefs about what caused diseases
Which statement made by students about the Greece civilization reflects adequate understanding?
A) "Most diseases are caused by making a god or gods angry."
B) "Diseases are caused by imbalances in the humors of the body."
C) "Diseases are caused by uncleanliness."
D) "Many diseases are caused by invisible microorganisms."
Ans: B
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Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician called "The Father of Medicine," was incorrect in attributing illness to imbalances in bodily "humors," but the idea that it is not magic or wrongdoing that causes illness was a big step forward. He did not address the idea that diseases were caused by uncleanliness. The germ theory of disease did not come forward until many centuries later.
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