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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
Middle ages
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754
Pharmacies
The first pharmacy was created in Baghdad in the year 754, they proved to be very popular and soon were all over the arabic world -
900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between small pox and measles -
1200
Eyeglasses
nobodies really sure when they were created but they were popular in the 13th century -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
Renaissance
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1347
Black Plague
The black plague was one of the most deadly epidemics in history killing of a third of Europe's population -
1453
Leonardo Da vinci
Among other talents he was an expert in anatomy, and a pioneer in the study of bio mechanics as hospitals allowed him to dissect corpses which was relatively new back then -
1478
Girolamo Fracastoro
First Doctor to suggest disease may come from pathogens -
Period: to
Industrial revolution
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Scurvy
The cause and cure for scurvy was discovered by a surgeon named James Lind -
William Withering
He had Heard of a man who had recovered from dropsy after drinking herbal medicine brewed from foxglove he then studied for 10 yrs about herbal medicine and published his findings pioneering the way for sorts of modern medicines -
Smallpox vaccine
Given to us by a man named Edward Jenner who was curious as to why milkmaids were immune to smallpox -
Period: to
Modern World
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Insulin
It was discovered in 1922 but was first tested on humans in 1923 on 14 yr old diabetic boy -
Penicillin
Discovered by a man name Alexander Fleming penicillin was the first true antibiotic and would go on to be used for generations -
Heart Surgery
While it was done throughout the modern era Floyd Lemming was the one who revolutionized it by figuring out how to slow the heart down so doctors did go in blindly cutting -
Period: to
21st Century
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Stem Cells
stem cells were first tested to treat a spinal injury, 2 yrs later they would be used to treat blindness -
3D printed body parts
People figured out how to make prosthetic parts that work like the real thing with a 3D printer making it quicker and cheaper to get them -
Artificial Eyes
Known as Argus 2 this device is used to help people with deteriorating eyes see light and color, and in the near future could be the cure for blindness
