2006-10-26 03:59:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Back then, tuberculosis was called "the consumption," because of the physical wasting of the sufferer. Usually, they were simply confined to prevent contagion, and they died.
2006-10-26 04:08:40 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Apart from prayer and a whole-lot of archaic (and otherwise useless) rituals to expel the "devil"...not a bloody lot!
TB was usually thought of as product of sin back then, or a punishment from God, and would be treated as such
2006-10-26 11:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by ♫kanis.lupus♫ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
more than likely they would bleed u..they believed that illness was due to something bad in ur blood..or too much blood...either way..they go rid of some of it...which usually just made u weaker and made u die faster..
2006-10-26 11:01:39 · answer #3 · answered by lucky_sweet_cute 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nothing,you would have died without a diagnosis
2006-10-26 11:00:56 · answer #4 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch you die.
2006-10-26 11:00:47 · answer #5 · answered by peckerwud2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably die... :-(
2006-10-26 11:00:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋