History of medicine- Marquita

By Marquita Eliopulos

  • AD 800 - AD 1400 Middle Ages

    AD 800 - AD 1400 Middle Ages
    Interest in medical practices were renewed by Greeks and Romans. Arabs began requiring people to pass an exam and obtain a license before working on patients. The plague killed 75% of the Europe and Asia population. Medical universities were created. Life span was 25-30 years.

  • 16th and 17th Centuries

    16th and 17th Centuries
    Knowledge of the human body greatly increased. Established the use of ligatures to stop excessive bleeding. Apothecaries made prescribed and sold medicine. In 1670 the microscope was invented. the average life span was 35-45 years.

  • AD 400 - AD 800 Dark Ages

    AD 400 - AD 800 Dark Ages
    Saving the soul and the study of medicine was now prohibited. Prayers were used to treat disease and illness. Priests and Monks provided care for patients. Herbal mixtures were used for medicine. Average life span was 20-30 years.

  • 3000 BC - 300 BC Ancient Egyptians

    3000 BC - 300 BC Ancient Egyptians
    Physicians were priests and they were the first to take medical records of patients. They used leeches to suck the illness out of the blood. The average life span was 20-30 years.

  • 1700 BC - AD 220 Ancient Chinese

    1700 BC - AD 220 Ancient Chinese
    They believed to treat illness by nourishing the body and curing the spirit. They used therapies like acupuncture and began to search for medical reason for illnesses.

  • 1200 BC - 200 BC Ancient Greeks

    1200 BC - 200 BC Ancient Greeks
    Hippocrates along with other physicians were first to examine the human body and effects of disease. They believed illness was a result of natural causes. Used therapies such as art, massage, and herbal treatments. These all led to the practice of modern medicine. Average life span was 25-35 years.

  • 753 BC - AD 410 Ancient Romans

    753 BC - AD 410 Ancient Romans
    They were the first to provide medical care for injured soldiers. Hospitals were religious and charitable institutions in convents and monasteries. They build sanitation systems creating aqueducts and sewers. Believed the body ran off of four body humors. Life span was 25-35 years.

  • 18th century

    18th century
    Gabriel Fahrenheit created the first mercury thermometer in 1686. Benjamin Franklin made bifocals in 1760. John Hunter established surgical procedures, introducing tube feeding. Average life span is now 40-50 years.

  • 19th Century

    19th Century
    There were rapid advancements due to discoveries in vaccinations, anesthesia, and microorganisms. In 1895 the X-ray was developed. The first open heart surgery was preformed in 1893. In 1816 was the invention of the stethoscope. Formal training for nurses began in 1860. Average life span was 40-60 years.

  • 20th Century

    20th Century
    1901 ABO blood groups were created. Insulin and antibiotics were created 1922-28. New machines were developed such as the Kidney Dialysis in 1943 and the Heart Lung in 1953. The structure of DNA was in 1953. In 1956 was when the first bone marrow transplant was preformed. The first test tube babies was in 1978. The following organ transplants were preformed in 1960-1982: kidney, liver, heart, artificial heart.

  • 20th Century Vaccines

    20th Century Vaccines
    Diptheria- 1921 Streptococcus Pneumonia- 1977
    Tuberculosis- 1925 Meningitis- 1978
    Pertussis- 1927 Hepatitis B- 1981
    Typhus- 1937 Hepatitis A- 1992
    Influenza - 1945 Lyme Disease- 1998
    Oral Polio- 1965 Rotavirus- 1998
    Measels 1963
    Mumps - 1967
    Rubella- 1970
    Chicken Pox- 1974

  • 20th - 21st Century - Top 10

    20th - 21st Century - Top 10
    The first laparoscopic surgery was in 1910. The 1970's focused on Cancer therapies. 1990 Introduced smoke free laws which decreased 2nd hand smoke. There were advances in HIV medicine in 1996. There were rapid advances in stem cell research in 1999.

  • AD 1350 - AD 1650 Renaissance

    AD 1350 - AD 1650 Renaissance
    This was the rebirth of science of medicine and led to understanding of physiology and anatomy. The first anatomy book was published by Andreas Vesalius in 1514-1564. The average life span was 30-40 years.

  • 21st Century - Top 10

    21st Century - Top 10
    In 2001 the first implantable artificial heart was put in a patient in Louisville KY. In 2003 the human genome project was completed. Face implants were introduced in 2005. The HPV (2006), Malaria (2015), and Ebola ( 2015) vaccines were introduced.

  • 4000 BC - 3000 BC Primitive Times

    4000 BC - 3000 BC Primitive Times
    Illness and diseases were believed to be caused by evil spirits and demons. Tribal doctors treated illness with ceremonies giving plants and herbs to heal the sick. The average lifetime of this time was about 20 years.