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3000 BCE
primitive times
people believed that illness and disease were caused by supernatural spirits and demons -
1700 BCE
Ancient Chinese
religious prohibitions against dissection resulted in inadequate knowledge of body structure carefully monitoring the pulse to determine the body's condition. -
1000 BCE
ancient times
*Religion played an important role in health care. Religious rites and ceremonies were frequently used to eliminate evil spirits and restore health. Since most religions did not allow dissection so exploring the human body was limited. -
460 BCE
Hippocrates
the father of medicne a very important person in ancient greek -
377 BCE
the Hippocratic oath
the oath began as a swearing to the healing gods to practice medicine following a strict code of ethics. -
300 BCE
Ancient Egyptians
earliest people are known to maintain accurate health records and called on the gods to heal them when the disease has occurred -
200 BCE
Ancient Greeks
began modern medical science by observing the human body and the effects of disease biochemist alcmaeon in the 6th century -
400
the dark ages
emphasis was placed on saving the soul and the study of medicine was prohibited prayer and divine intervention were use to treat illness and disease -
410
Ancient Romans
first, to organize medical care by providing care for injured soldiers early hospitals developed when physicians care for ill people -
1400
renaissance
rebirth of the science of medicine practices -
1400
middle ages
renewed interest in the medical practice of greeks and Romans physicians began to obtain knowledge at medical universities -
1510
the 16th , 17 and the 18th century
Knowledge regarding the human body greatly increased. Apothecaries (early pharmacists) were involved in the making, prescribing, and selling of medications. Smallpox vaccine was discovered. -
Florence Nightingale
Founder of Modern Nursing. Led nurses to serve in the Crimean War. Services were horrifying and inadequate and hundreds died. fought for reform of hospitals, including efficiency and cleanliness.
Her efforts decreased the patient death rate by two-thirds. -
Clara Barton
Served as a volunteer to provide aid to wounded soldiers during The Civil War. At age 63 founded The American Red Cross
Led it for an additional 23 years! -
Louis Pasteur
french chemist and biologist, she is the founder of microbiological scientists and immunology. -
The 19th Century
Major progress in medical science because of the development of machines and increased access to books. -
maggot therapy
The first documented use of maggots was in Napoleon’s armies where surgeons noticed wounded soldiers with blowfly infestations survived better than those without. -
Francis Crick and James Watson
shared the noble prize with Maurice Watkins for discovering the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (dna) -
20th century
*X-rays, Insulin to treat diabetes. Antibiotics to fight infection
Vaccines to prevent disease. Discovery of the structure of DNA. -
21st century
The potential for major advances in health care is unlimited.
The completion of the Human Genome Project by the NIH provided the basis for much of the current research on genetics.
Stem cell research and the development of cloned cells could lead to many treatments for many diseases