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2500 BCE
Egyptians
Earliest people to keep health care records on scribes. -
1700 BCE
Rhazes
An Arab physician named Rhazes used animal guts for suturing purposes. -
1600 BCE
The Chinese
The chinese used acupunture to releive pain and congestion -
Aug 24, 1330
Dark Ages
Pandemic, found in rats from the fleas, the Bubonic Plague killed 75% of the European population. -
Aug 24, 1460
Hippocrates
Father of medicine -
Aug 24, 1495
Leonardo da Vinci
Famous artist that used dissection to draw the human body during the time of the Renaissance. -
William Harvey
Discovered that blood pumps into an out of the heart. Making it a constant circulation. -
Gabrial Fahreneheit
Created the first mercury thermometer. -
Edward Jenner
Created a vaccine for smallpox. -
Loius Pasteur
Pasteurized milk to create methods that we use now to kill bacteria. -
Florence Nightengale
Founder of modern nursing. -
Dorothea Dix
Created the first generation of American mental asylums. Demanded better conditions for the individuals. -
Gregory Mendel
Established the patterns of heredity. -
Joseph Lister
During surgery, used disinfectants and antiseptics to help control/prevent infection -
Robert Koch
Culture Plate was developed to identify pathogens. -
Clara Barton
Found the Red Cross in the U.S. -
William Roentgen
X-rays were discovered to see bones inside the human body. -
Romans
Used aqueducts to bring water into the city, and also installed pipes that lead waste out of the city. -
Sigmund Freud
Developed theories and techniques of psychoanalysis. -
Marie Curie
Radium was isolated in its metallic state -
Sir Alexander Flemming
Discovered penicillin, which saved many lives from smallpox and other diseases at the time. -
Jonas Salk
developed a vaccine for polio. -
New Cancer Treatments
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Human Genome Project
This has helped researchers find single genes that cause diseases. -
Stem Cell Research
Scientists can now clone human stem cells to further disease prevention. -
Lung Cancer Deaths Reduced
Medical proof has been shown to have lowered the amount of people who smoke, which has prevented lung cancer for many. -
New Technology for Migraine Pains
Replacements for pills and other medication that further prevent migraines.
