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Walter Reed demonstrated that mosquitoes carry yellow fever in 1900
It tells people to be aware of the mosquitoes and that they can harm you or make you die. -
Female Army Nurse Corps was established as a permanent organization in 1901
Helped women be safe and looked after while having an injury or worse. -
Dr. Harry Plotz developed a vaccine against typhoid in 1903
It helps the people not die and fight the disease back even harder. -
Influenza (Spanish flu) pandemic killed more than 40 million people in 1918
Shows that a small disease can then grow much larger and kill half of the human count. -
Health insurance plans and social reforms were developed in the 1920s
This helped the people pay for things they couldn't afford to pay off. -
An arm served at the shoulder successfully reattached to the body in 1952
Helped an injured man be comfortable in his own body and for him to be healthy. -
The first heart-lung machine was used for open-heart surgery in 1953
The first invention ever was used for a life-or-death situation. -
Conjoined (Slamese) twins were seperated successfully for the first time in 1953
Helped twins have their own bodies to have more comfort in. -
Birth control pills were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1960
Make sure women are comfortable and don't need to worry for there partner and just be aware or themselves. -
Thomas Starzl performed the first liver transplant
This event is important because it's the first-ever transplant and it's saving another person's life. -
Christian Barnard performed the first successful heart transplant in 1967
Helped a person live and help them stay alive and healthy. -
The first hospice was founded in England in 1967
Help people be better, safe, and healthy. Take care of the elder who don't have anyone to look after them. -
The first "test tube" baby, Louise Brown was born in England in 1978
Shows that science is capable of doing extreme things and make humans. -
Acquired immune defiiency syndrome (AIDS) was identified as a disease in 1981
Help people be aware of the causes that can happen if they are not careful,be healthy and get checks every so often. -
The first gene terapy to treat disease occured in 1990
Helped be safe and healthy and not die -
A vaccine for hepatitis A became available in 1994
Help people not have the disease and be more healthy. -
A vaccine for chicken pox (Varicella) was approved in 1995
Help people that there is a cure to help the disease and prevent it not spreading anymore. -
A sheep was cloned in 1997
To have more animals and show the power that science has. -
The first successful larynx (voice box) transplant was performed in 1998
Help people who can't talk have a voice and be able to communicate with their loved ones. -
An international team of scientists sequenced the first human chromosome in 1999
Have proved that there are other ways to have a chromosome not from a human.