In today’s society when a person goes to the doctor with a specific problem, he or she expects that the doctor will give him or her a prescription. The patient takes the prescription to the local pharmacy and gets it filled, and in a couple of days of taking the prescribed medicine the patient will feel better and continue daily routine activities. The complaint could be more serious and strict than others but most individuals are confident that the doctor will be able to cure them and most of the time they are right, However, it was not always like this, about 200 years ago Medicine and doctors were very different from today’s doctors. Going to see a doctor did not mean that anybody could just go see a doctor and get the perfect cure for
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Generally, they would attend medical school for at least seven years and train under many doctors with modern equipment and technology. Every doctor now learns the best treatment for each disorder or illness as medical schools stay current with medical advances and improvements. Some of the major differences in the 1800s and today is the types of illnesses that were treated then and that are treated now. Many illnesses that are treated now could not even be detected in the 1800s due to the lack of technology and major advancements we have made in today’s society. Additionally, most people have immunities to many of the diseases that once killed some people. Also, in the 1800s, there was poor sanitation and unsafe water in some areas of the United States. For example, when settlers began migrating to the southwestern part of the United States, they begin catching terrible illnesses. “The hot climate, contaminated water, and poor sanitation spawned an epidemic of diseases. Malaria was especially one of the main causes of this epidemic. But later in the 1800s many discoveries involving medicine were made, to treat for many fatal and lethal diseases that were upon
Generally, they would attend medical school for at least seven years and train under many doctors with modern equipment and technology. Every doctor now learns the best treatment for each disorder or illness as medical schools stay current with medical advances and improvements. Some of the major differences in the 1800s and today is the types of illnesses that were treated then and that are treated now. Many illnesses that are treated now could not even be detected in the 1800s due to the lack of technology and major advancements we have made in today’s society. Additionally, most people have immunities to many of the diseases that once killed some people. Also, in the 1800s, there was poor sanitation and unsafe water in some areas of the United States. For example, when settlers began migrating to the southwestern part of the United States, they begin catching terrible illnesses. “The hot climate, contaminated water, and poor sanitation spawned an epidemic of diseases. Malaria was especially one of the main causes of this epidemic. But later in the 1800s many discoveries involving medicine were made, to treat for many fatal and lethal diseases that were upon