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4000 BCE
Illness and disease were a punishment from the Gods
Illness and disease were a punishment from the Gods was discovered in 4000bc -
3000 BCE
Bloodletting or leaches used as medical treatment
3000 bc leaches were used as medical treatment -
1350
Invention of printing press allowed medical knowledge to be shared
In 1350 printing press allowed medical knowledge to be shared -
Invention of the microscope allowed physicians to see disease-causing organisms
In 1700 microscopes were used to find disease-causing organisms -
The first mercury thermometer
Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer -
Bifocals were invented
Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals -
First vaccination developed
The first vaccination was developed for smallpox -
established scientific surgical procedures and introduced tube feeding
John Hunter established scientific surgical procedures and introduced tube feeding -
The first totally implantable artificial heart was placed in a patient
The first artificial heart was placed -
Vaccinations for cervical cancer and herpes zoster
The first vaccinations for cervical cancer and herpes zoster were invented
