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500
Hospitals
The concept of a hospital a place where patients could be treated by doctors with access to specialized equipment was emerging in parts of the Roman Empire -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1300
Middle Ages
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Sep 9, 1231
Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi
One of the best writers for medicine, but not only did he write he study the medical field to help his and other countries -
1270
Mondino De' Luzzi
he studied and taught anatomy and surgery at that university while actively practicing medicine and surgery -
1300
Eyeglasses
They are not sure who invented eyeglasses to help correct vision, but by the end of 13th-century it seems that the product was well known in Italy -
1300
Cleaning wounds
Ancient medical writers believed that during surgery some pus should remain in the wounds, thinking that this would aid in its healing. Even had bandages pre soaked in wine as a form of disinfectant -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to
Renaissance
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1519
Ambroise Paré
He from France,and helped lay the foundations for modern forensic pathology and surgery -
May 2, 1519
Leonardo Da Vinci
Dissected human bodies and made detailed drawings of everything -
1553
Girolamo Fracastoro
Italian doctor and scholar, suggested that epidemics may come from pathogens outside the body. He proposed that these might pass from human-to-human by direct or indirect contact -
Infections and Epidemics
Common problems at this time included smallpox, leprosy, and the Black Death, which continued to reappear from time to time, The Black Death Killed 20% of the population of London -
Vaccination
Was the only cure they had, and this helped lots of people from dying and getting infected -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Smallpoxs
Would start to develop a rash that had a terrible sent, but later would get blisters that would turn into crusty scabs -
Anesthetics
The commonly know name for Nitrous Oxide is laughing gas. Before the discovery of anesthetics, doctors used herbs, alcohol, opium,and narcotics. The most commonly used opiate was Morphine. Another powerful anesthetic used was Chloroform. Chloroform is not used as an anesthetic today. -
Humphry Davy
He realized that inhaling if relieved pain easier for the patient and didn't cause as much work,but it took decades before it was really used -
Louis Pasteur
Proved that microscopic organisms caused disease -
X-Ray
The first time it was used for medicine was when a doctor accidentally find out while testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass -
Period: to
Modern World
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Period: to
21st Century starts
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Karl Landsteiner
An Austrian biologist and physician, identified the different blood types and classified them into blood groups -
Florence Nightingale
Was a British nurse, statistician, and writer. She did pioneering nursing work while caring for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War -
First New Vaccine
Scientists discovered and used the first vaccines for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tuberculosis (TB), and tetanus -
Doctors used the first effective immunosuppressive drug
cyclosporine, in organ transplant procedures. Cyclosporine also treats psoriasis and other auto-immune conditions, including severe cases of rheumatoid arthritis. -
Last Fatal Case for Smallpox
After many attempts of finding or making a cure, they got it to finally end and not cause lots more deaths -
HIV
Is an infection that can lead to AIDS. HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus -
Victor A. McKusick
Was the called ''The Father of Genetics'' because he was the best when working with them and had the best understanding of it -
Theoretic Death
is the scrambling of information within a brain to such an extent that recovery of the original person becomes theoretically impossible. -
Zora Janzekovic
Was a pioneer in the treatment of Burn victims and a proponent of tangential excision -
Cryonics
storage of a human corpse or severed head, with the speculative hope that resurrection may be possible in the future
