THE MIDDLE AGES
THE LIFE OF A LORD
HEALTH AND DISEASES
HYGIENE
The quality of healthcare in the Middle Ages was extremely poor and as the population of the people increased, hygienic conditions worsened by a margin, leading to many health issues and several life-threatening diseases.
Medical knowledge was extremely limited during the Middle Ages and the hygienic state of the streets were extremely disgusting.
During the Middle Ages, the streets were very filthy, but personal hygiene was slightly better. The nobles and wealthy were able to clean, bath and wash much more frequently than the peasants who bathed only twice a year.
DISEASE
Among several other types of diseases, the most feared diseases included smallpox, dysentery, measles, leprocy, typhus and the plague.
During the late Middle Ages, spotted fever and syphillis also began to spread and became an extremely dangerous disease.
For the peasants, disease and sickness were part of their daily lives. But even the wealthiest nobles could not avoid the diseases. During the Middle Ages, no one knew what caused sickness. They had absolutely no knowledge on germs and bacteria.
Most of the people, both peasants and lords were taught by the church that any illness was a punishment from god for any sinful behaviour.