Thus, on one side there were the university trained physicians, all men, who were based in towns and cities and served the wealthy. On the other side there were the folk healers, usually women, in the rural areas. In the middle were healers in the religious orders, who incorporated both aspects of healing into their practices. All used many of the same plant remedies but operated in distinctly separate socio-economic groups and with great distrust and/or contempt for each other. The situation was amplified over the centuries resulting in religious persecution and witch hunting which ultimately led to the execution of thousands of folk healers who were so skilled that they were thought to have a pact with the devil.
Some modern epidemics are; Foot and Mouth Disease, and AIDS (in most 3rd world countries).Since the medieval times, we have learnt lots about the control of diseases. If someone is diagnosed with a contagious disease, they are quarantined and do not come in direct contact with anyone until there are fully recovered.
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