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They had better access to accurate anatomical drawings than the rich

They were the only ones who were allowed to use the Roman public baths

They were given priority in the valetudinaria hospitals

They were forced to rely on herbal remedies or prayer instead of professional physicians

Allowed for the immediate eradication of the Black Death

Introduced the use of antibiotics to balance the humours

Moved the explanation of illness away from the 'will of the gods' toward physical observation

Resulted in the first successful surgeries for infectious diseases

The rich had access to physicians while the poor relied on herbs or prayer

There was no difference because there was no medicine

The poor used physicians while the rich used prayer

The rich relied on herbal remedies while the poor used hospitals

It provided a way to track germ transmission

It was used to print the first medical insurance cards

It spread medical knowledge and anatomical findings more widely

It allowed for the mass production of antibiotics