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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
Middle Ages
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May 5, 910
Smallpox is discovered
Smallpox was a horrible disease that impacted the world in a horrible way. When it was discovered, it let people know the dangers of it and prepare for it. -
May 5, 1010
One of the first medical books are published.
A man by the name of Avicenna, wrote ´The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine´. This book really started to put medicine on the important side of peoples problems. -
Aug 1, 1020
First Eye Surgery
A man used a needle to remove a cataract. -
1084
First Hospital Established
The first ever documented hospital in England. This gave people a more sterile place to heal and seek treatment. -
Aug 15, 1249
Eye Glasses Into Creation
Roger Bacon starts to create the first convex lens spectacles. -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
The Renaissance
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1546
Air Born Diseases
Dr. Girolamo Fracastoro scientifically discovered that diseases can be air born. This helps people in the medical field figure out how to better stop the spread of diseases. -
1553
Blood Circulation Breakthrough
Dr. Miguel Serveto published an article describing how blood circulates in the respiratory system. -
Invention of the Microscope
Zacharius Jannssen invented the microscope. This now allows scientists to look closer into organisms. -
Natural Remedy Treats Scurvy.
Lemon juice is discovered to treat scurvy. This made scientists and doctors realize that natural remedies can be truly helpful in the medical field. -
Blood Cells Come to Mind
Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered blood cells. This helps doctors better understand the human body. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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First Successful Appendix Removed
Claudius Aymand performed the first successful appendectomy. This changes the medical field and helps save millions of people over time from ruptured appendixes. -
Vaccine for Smallpox
Dr. Edward Jenner creates a vaccine for smallpox. -
The Stethoscope Arrives
Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope. This gave doctors the capability to listen more closely to patients and treat them more accurately. -
Industrial Revolution Medical Advancement #2
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Rabies Vaccine Created
Louis Pasteur invented the vaccine for rabies. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Penicillin Arrives.
Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. Penicillin is known as the medicine that can help treat almost everything. So, he created an antibiotic that can replace most other antibiotics. -
Modern World Medical Advancement #1
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Yellow Fever Vaccine
Dr. Max Theiler created the yellow fever vaccine. This saves millions of people who live all around the country but more in the mountain areas. -
Polio Vaccine is Created
Dr. Jonas Salk invents the first polio vaccine. He is responsible for ending the leading cause of death at the time in America. -
First Human Heart Transplant
Dr. Christian Bernard performed the first human heart transplant. This surgical technique helps save many lives and it was just a huge advancement in the medical field. -
Modern World Medical Advancement #2
Dr. Christian Bernard performs the first human heart transplant. -
Period: to
21 Century
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Human Genome Project
The first human genome map is created. This helps people know what diseases they're likely to get and what age they'll probably get it. A huge huge huge medical advancement is what this is. -
HPV Vaccine
The first FDA approved HPV vaccine is created. This helps thousands of people from getting certain types of cancer, warts, and a lot more nasty diseases. -
Stem Celled Grown Liver
In Japan, doctors found a way to grow a liver from stem cells. A grown from scratch liver. -
Homemade Skull
In 2013, the first ever 3-D printed skull was made. It was also used for a skull transplant. -
Stem Cell Grown Human Heart
In 2019, the very first human grown heart was made and used. A life was saved because of a made-from-scratch heart. This gives a clearer view on how to further advance medical discoveries.
