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500
Rhazes
He discovered the difference between small pox and measles -
Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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754
Pharmacies
first pharmacy was established in Baghdad -
800
Plastic Surgery
Started in Egypt and helped with noses making people breath better -
1249
spectacels
two reading stones connected with a hinge balanced on the bridge of the nose -
Period: 1301 to
Renaissance
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1348
Abraham of Aragon
Jewish physician who studied diseases of the eyes -
1352
eyeglasses
help to correct vision -
1489
Leonardo Da Vinci
dissects corpses -
Printing Press
Allowed for publications of medical discoveries -
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
observes bacteria -
Period: to
Revolution
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Bird Masks
Plague doctors wore a bird like mask to protect them from being infected by the disease -
Dr. Horace Wells
American Dentist, Uses nitrous oxide as an aesthetic -
Elizabeth Blawell
first person to receive a medical degree -
Typhoid
a disease discovered in 1880 -
Louis Pasteur
invented first vaccine for Rabies -
Period: to
Modern World
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Tuberculosis
active TB in the lungs -
Heart Disease
leading cause of death in the U.S. -
Elmer V. McCollum
associates and identifys Vitamin D -
cancer
became one of the TOP three causes of death -
Michiaki Takahashi
invented the first vaccine for chicken pox -
Robotic Surgery
it operates on surgery's and does the work for you -
Period: to
21st Century
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FluMist
vaccine invented against the influenza virus -
Smoking laws
in certain states their are laws where you cant smoke in some places this helps prevent lung disease and lung cancer. -
Liquid Biopsies
detects changes in people with metastatic cancer -
Smart-Phone Heart Moniter
detects your heart rate from your finger on your phone
