History of Medicine- Mireill Ninahazwe

By Mnina77
  • 4000 BCE

    Primitive Times

    Illness and disease. Witch doctor and ceremonies. Herbs and plants. Lifespan-20 years
  • 3000 BCE

    Ancient Egyptians

    Physicians were priests. Bloodletting and leeches, Lifespan- 20-30 years
  • 1700 BCE

    Ancient Chinese

    Heal whole body by curing spirit and nourishing body. Search for metal illness. Lifespan-20-30
  • 1200 BCE

    Ancient Greeks

    Hippocrates believed illness is result of natural cause. Used therapies. Lifespan-25-35 years
  • 753 BCE

    Ancient Romans

    Care for injured soldiers. Sanitation and public health systems. Lifespan- 25-35 years.
  • 400

    Dark Ages

    Study of medicine prohibited. Prayer and divine intervention curing disease. Lifespan-20-30 years.
  • 800

    Middle Ages

    1100-Physicians pass exams and get license. 1346-1353- Bubonic plague killed 75% of Europe. 1220-1255-Medical schools open. Lifespan-20-35
  • 1350

    Renaissance

    Science of medicine. 1440- Understanding of anatomy and physiology. Printing press allowed information to be recorded and shared. 1543- First anatomy book published. Lifespan 30-40 years.
  • 1500

    16th and 17th century

    French surgeon (Ambroise Pare) established use of ligatures for bleeding to stop.

  • 16th and 17th century

    Apothecaries made, prescribed and sold medicine.

  • 16th and 17th century

    Microscope invented. Many died from infection and causes of diseases were unknown.

  • 18th century

    First mercury thermometer created by Gabriel Fahrenheit.

  • 18th century

    Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals.

  • 18th century

    Tube feeding was introduced and scientific surgical procedures were established by John Hunter.

  • 18th century

    Smallpox vaccine created. Lifespan 40-50 years

  • 19th century

    Stethoscope invented.

  • 19th century

    Training for nurses began. Lifespan-40-60 years.

  • 19th century

    First open heart surgery.

  • 19th century

    Rapid advancements because of discoveries of microorganisms, anesthesia, and vaccinations. X-ray developed.

  • 20th century

    ABO blood groups and new medications discovered.

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    Laparoscopic Surgery

  • 20th century

    Insulin to treat diabetes discovered.

  • 20th century

    Antibiotics developed (penicillin). New machines developed.

  • 20th century

    Kidney Dialysis Machine.

  • 20th century

    Heart Lung Machine. DNA structure discovered and research in gene therapy begins.

  • 20th century

    First Bone Marrow Transplant.

  • 20th century

    Kidney transplant.

  • 20th century

    Liver transplant.

  • 20th century

    Heart transplant.

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    Targeted cancer therapies

  • 20th century

    Test tube babies.

  • 20th century

    Artificial heart transplant.

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    Smoke free laws

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    Advances in HIV medicines.

  • 20th century vaccines

    (from 1921-1998)
    Diptheria – 1921
    Tuberculosis – 1925
    Pertussis – 1927
    Typhus – 1937
    Influenza – 1945
    Oral Polio – 1962
    Measles – 1963
    Mumps – 1967
    Rubella – 1970
    Chicken Pox – 1974
    Streptococcus Pneumonia – 1977
    Meningitis – 1978
    Hepatitis B – 1981
    Hepatitis A – 1992
    Lyme Disease – 1998
    Rotavirus - 1998

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    Rapid advances in Stem Cell Research

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    First totally implantable artificial heart was placed in a patient in Louisville, Ky. In.

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    Human Genome Project Completed

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    Face Transplants
    Vaccines

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    HPV (Human Papillomavirus Vaccine)
    Prevent Cervical Cancer

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    Malaria, Ebola.