atients. They charged extremely high prices. Because physicians didn't perform surgeries, there were surgeons (Medieval Medicine, p3).
             Surgeons, during this time began to advance in their knowledge. The Middle Ages was a brutal time. It had many wars, along with wars come many sharp objects. This leads to many test subjects to help with the surgery discoveries. Because of this there was practice and observation the surgical field advanced. Surprisingly, many of the operations performed had great success. A large number of these operations used the soporforic sponge. The soporforic sponge was an early edition of anesthetic. One of the famous surgeons of the time, Roger of Salerno, dealt with the lesions of bones, wounds in the intestines, cataracts, and head wounds (Medieval Medicine, p2).
             Even with the aid of a physician or a surgeon, diseases still plagued the Middle Ages. One of the worst was Leprosy. Leprosy was a skin disorder that was caused by bacteria. Leprosy was a hideously disfiguring disorder. It was thought that the disease was a directly contagious disorder. However, it rarely caused an immediate death. Some believed that Leprosy was hereditary others thought that it was transmitted through sexual intercourse. But
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