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Human Anatomy. The most basic and important thing in medical science. That Noble individual who realized this and played a very important role in taking the first step in understanding Anatomy was Claudius Galenus or Galen of Pergamon.
The Galen of Pergamon was a physician, surgeon, and philosopher in the Roman empire. He strongly believed in the “4 Humor Theory” by Hippocrates. I have also made a video on this theory. And here's the link-
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In history dissection was first seen in Egypt due to the process of mummification and The Edwin Smith Papyrus an ancient Egyptian text explained the importance of observation, prognosis and diagnosis and then treatment. I have already made a video about that and here's the link-
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For more than 1,300 years no one challenged Galen’s work and blindly abided by his medical theories even though they noticed many things written by him didn’t really match with the bodies the doctors dissected. But all of that was ignored. Until Andreas Versalius challenged his work and corrected many of Galen’s mistakes in his work- De Humani Corpus Fabrica.
When we talk about Galen we have to talk about the Antonine Plague or the Plague of Galen which struck Rome in 166 AD and was present in winter of 168-169 AD during an outbreak among the troops of Anquileia. Galen was present since the beginning of this outbreak and had even written about it’s symptoms and how it physically affected the victims. The Antonine Plague is one of the most mysterious epidemic in the history causing the whole Roman Empire to fall. So I’ll make a separate detailed video about it.
Thank you so much for watching this video.Stay safe, stay healthy and stay indoors. I know we all are going through a very tough time right now. Let’s not panic and just take the required precautions to fight the Novel COVID 19. And don’t forget to keep thinking.
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