Question

Read the following statements (A-D) and select the wrong statement.
A. Health for a long time was considered as a state of body and mind where there was a balance of certain humour.
B. Withdrawal syndrome shows the dependence of the body.
C. Hippocrates disproved the 'good humour' hypothesis of health.
D. Hippocrates leads to cirrhosis of the lungs.

Answer 1

Hint: Health is the state of social, physical and mental health. Fitness depends on all the three factors. Today the concept of health is quite different from the previous observations by various Greek scholars. This led to some theories and hypotheses which could explain the term health.

Complete answer:
Cirrhosis of lungs is a disorder commonly called pulmonary fibrosis. In this disorder, tissues in the lungs are damaged which leads to difficulty in breathing. Main causes of this disorder include silica dust, asbestos fibres, coal dust, grain dust, etc. Some of its symptoms are shortness of breath, dry cough, aching muscles and joints, weight loss, etc. Hippocrates was a physician who was born and brought up in Greece. He is known to be the father of medicine.
He was famous in the age of Pericles due to his contributions to the concepts of basic medicines.
He believed that illness had a physical and rational cause and explanation. His observations on the human body lead him to pass certain statements on medicine.
(a) Health for a long time was considered as a state of body and mind where there was a balance of certain humour: Indian Ayurveda system and Greeks like Hippocrates understood health as a state of mind and body for a very long time. But then Hippocrates disapproved of it.
(b) Withdrawal syndrome shows the dependence of the body when recovering from a disease or habit.
(c) Hippocrates disproved the 'good humour' hypothesis of health: This hypothesis states that there is a connection between humour and health. Hippocrates disapproved of this theory later, while initially, he was a believer of this theory.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: Hippocrates stated many quotes regarding medicines which indirectly explained that nature is the best healer of disease. His understanding of diseases and their effects led to great discoveries after him. The effect of diet and the effect of the environment on health was his concept.