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500
Galen
Discovered tracheotomy -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1299
Middle Ages
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Sep 8, 659
Dental Amalgams
Discovered tooth fillings in China made of silver and tin -
Sep 8, 754
Pharmacies
First pharmacy was discovered in Baghdad -
Sep 6, 900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between measles and small pox -
Sep 8, 1299
Islamic Hospitals
Invented Islamic hospitals that provided healthcare for the ill -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Renaissance
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Sep 8, 1498
Leonardo da Vinci
draws what the anatomical human form is -
University of Padua
First and most famous anatomical theaters, Italy became the home of human dissection. -
Scientific Method
The scientific method is introduced and used -
Robert Hooke
Invents the reflective microscope -
Antonie van leeuwenhoek
Describes what bacteria is -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Blood Transfusion
First blood transfusion successfully works -
Ignaz Semmelweis
Shows importance of handwashing -
John Snow
Stops outbreak of Cholera -
Rabies
First vaccine for rabies -
Typhoid Fever
First vaccine discovered for Typhoid fever -
Period: to
Modern World
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Alexander Fleming
discovers penicillin -
Salk
discovers Polio disease -
WHO
declares small pox eradicated -
AZT
AZT is used to combat AIDS -
Steve Thomas
Used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatments
