Two hundred years ago in Europe,vis

Two hundred years ago in Europe,visiting the doctor was often a very painful experience. for many illnesses,doctors used to 'bleed' their patients.They used leeches, small animals which bite the skin and suck the blood.they did this because they thought that illness was caused by 'bad' blood,and it was not until the nineteenth century that scientists discovered germs

AS well as bleeding pantients,doctors used to give many herbal medicines,which were often more successful.