History of Medicine Dieu Merci

By DIEUMERCI
  • 3000 BCE

    Primitive Times

    Tribal witch doctors treated illness with ceremoniesIllness and diseases were
    Caused by evil spirits and demons
    a punishment from the Gods
  • 300 BCE

    Ancient Egyptians

    Ancient Egyptians
    Physicians were priests
    Health Records were first recorded by the ancient Egyptians Bloodletting or leeches used as medical treatment
  • 20

    20th Century (continued)

    1956: First Bone Marrow Transplant
    Initiated Embryonic Stem Cell Research
    1978: Test tube babies
    Organ Transplants
    1960: Kidney
    1963: Liver
    1967: Heart
    1982: Artificial Heart
  • 21

    21st Century – Top 10

    2001: The first totally implantable artificial heart was placed in a patient in Louisville, Ky. In
    2003: Human Genome Project Completed
    Mapped out human diseases in an effort to get an handle on genetic and autoimmune diseases
    2005: Face Transplants
    Vaccines
    2006: HPV (Human Papillomavirus Vaccine)
    Prevent Cervical Cancer
    2015: Malaria
    2015: Ebola
  • 1400

    Middle Ages

    Middle Ages
    Renewed interest in medical practices of Greek and Romans 1100: Arabs began requiring physicians pass examinations and obtain licenses 1346-1353: Bubonic Plague killed 75% of population in Europe and Asia Major diseases included
    smallpox, diphtheria, tuberculosis, typhoid, the plaque, and malaria 1220-1255: Medical Universities were established
    Average life span was 20-35 years

  • 16th and 17th Centuries

    16th and 17th Centuries
    Knowledge regarding the human body GREATLY increased
    1500’s: Ambroise Pare, a French surgeon, known as the Father of Modern Surgery established use of ligatures to stop bleeding 1600’s: Apothecaries made, prescribed, and sold medications 1670: Invention of the microscope
    Allowed physicians to see disease-causing organisms. HUGE advancement
    Average life span 35-45 years
    Cause of disease still not known – many people died from infection
    enlightenment though due to microscope

  • Renaissance

    Renaissance
    Body Dissections led to increased understanding of anatomy and Rebirth of Science of Medicine Body Dissections led to increased understanding of anatomy and physiology 1440: Invention of printing press allowed medical knowledge to be shared 1543: First anatomy book was published by Andreas Vesalius (1514-1564)
    Average life span was 30-40 years
    Disease cause STILL a mystery