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Greeks
The Greeks began the study of disease, Hippocrates was know as the "Father of Medicine" and wrotea code of ethics for physicians called the Hippocratic Oath.Many books were wrote about Natural explanations, clincial observation, and codes of behavior. -
Period: 400 to Dec 31, 1400
Dark and Middle Ages
During the Middle Ages, the study of medicial science stopped for over 1000 years to save the soul, medicine praciticed only in monasteries & convents, herbal medicine was used, & there were many plagues & epidemic, including bubonic plague, smallpox,diphtheria, syphilis, & tuberculosis -
Jan 1, 753
Romans
The Romans began public health and sanitation systems -
Jan 1, 1315
First dissection of human corpse
Mondino de Liuzzi carried out the first public human dissection on criminals -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
The Renaissance
During the Renaissance there was a "rebirth" of science as physicians began to study medicine, medical schools were built, the printing press made books to spread knowledge, and the body was dissected for further research. -
Jan 1, 1510
Lenoardo de Vinci and human anatomy
Lenoardo de Vinci, along with Andreas Vesalis, studied the human anatomy by dissecting corpses and drawed the structure of the human body to research for more understanding of the human organs and systems of the body -
Microscope invented
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek invented the microscope, as well as improving the microscope. He is known as the "Father of Microbiology" and is the first person to observe single celled organisms. -
first mercury thermometer invented
Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury-in glass thermometer and developing the temperature scale which is named after him. -
US declares Independence from Great Britain
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Vaccine for smallpox developed by Edward Jenner
The vaccine for smallpox was developed by Edward Jenner. -
Stehoscope invented
Rene Laennec invented the stehoscope for diagnosing chest pains. -
First woman to come a doctor
In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to become a doctor in the United States. She was inspired by Florence Nightingale and also practiced medicine in England. She opened her practice in New York City. -
First school of nursing
Florence Nightingale was the first to create the idea of nursing schools from her base at St Thomas' Hospital in London, 1860 when she opened "Nightingale Training School for Nurses." It wasn't until 1873 when the US opened the Bellevue Hospital School of nursing in NY from the same ideas of Florence Nightingale. -
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Civil War
The civil war was faught between the North and the South over salvery. -
antiseptic used to prevent infection during incisions
Joseph Lister was the first doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery to prevent infection. Between 1883 and 1897 Joseph Lister was a surgeon in Great Britian and introduced carbolic acid (phenol) to clean wounds and instruments used in surgery. -
American Red Cross Founded
The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton. -
Rabies Vaccine Introduced
Louis Pastaur and Emile Roux developed the first rabies vaccine in 1885 after a 9 year old boy named Joseph Meister was mauled by a rabid dog. The vaccine was first used on a human on July 6th, 1885. -
discovery of X-rays
Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-rays. One of his first x-ray images was of his wife's hand as she wsa wearing her wedding ring. The image was taken on Dec 22, 1895, but presented to the University of Freiburg on Jan. 1, 1896. THis discovery allowed doctors to see inside the body to diagnose certain problems. -
Aspirin Introduced
Since its introduction in 1899, it is known for the most common drug of all time. Felix Hoffmann discovered aspirin. -
Marie Curie Isolated radium
In 1898 Marie Curie and her husbanc Pierre Curie discovered Polonium and radium. They both received Nobel Prizes for their work in physics in 1903. In 1910 Marie Curie isolated radium. In 1911 she receive her 2nd Nobel Prize for chemistry. -
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WWI
WWI, also known as the "Great War", was faught between the Central Powers-Germany, Austria-Hungary, & the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers-Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, the US, & Japan over the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. By the end of the war,over 9 million people died and the Central Powers were defeated, The Treaty of Versailles was signed and Germany was mostly punished for the war -
Influenza Epidemic
The army was one of the major contributes to the epidmic, spreading the disease amongst other soldiers (from base to base), There were also rallies, parades, and war going on during the spread of the epidemic. Many people killed themselves and their families to prevent dying from the disease. Towns isolated themselves, vaccines, the gov gave money to health services to stop the spread of the disease, families were separated, and laws were created to wear masks in public and close buildings -
Sir Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin
Penicillin was the first antibiotic and was considered one of the most important discoveries in the 20th century. -
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WWII
WWII was faught mostly in the European countries, but also in the Pacific. It was a war between the allies, Great Britian, US, and Russia and the axies powers, Germany, Japan, Italy. -
Polio Vaccine developed
The Polio Vaccine was developed n 1952, by Jonas Salk. -
Worlds First heart transplant surgery
Preformed by Christian Bernard with the assistance of his brother, Marius Bernard and a team of 30 other people in 1967. The surgery was done on a 54 year old man named Louis Washkansky who was suffering from diabetes and incurable heart disease. -
First Test Tube baby born
The first test tube baby was born in Great Britain, her name was Louise Brown. -
HIV/AIDS Introduced
HIV/AIDS was introduced in the early 1980s
