ANTH 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Medical Anthropology, Germ Theory Of Disease, Ethnomedicine
27 Nov 2017
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Medical anthropology: the anthropological study of health & illness & associated beliefs & practices, human su ering, disease, caused by both biological & social factors. Ex: diarrhea in the us v in 3rd world countries; cholera. Medical anthropology v forensic anthropology: medical. Work as liaison between medical professionals & people to help explain/ eradicate diseases in cultures. Work with law enforcement to identify murder/mass genocide victims. Germ theory of disease: most medical research in the us is based on science & the scienti c method; speci cally, germ theory, the germ theory of disease states that many diseases are caused by microorganisms. Germs (pathogens) invade humans, animals, & other living hosts. Western medicine - based on facts?": not all western medical practices based on the scienti c method. Ex: feed a cold, stave a fever, chicken soup for colds, sh for brain food. Thursday, october 19, 2017: some things aren"t easily tested by the scienti c method.
