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500
Barber-surgeons cut hair and performed surgeries. (the barber pole is from this time too)
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Period: 500 to
History of Medicine
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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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Sep 9, 1000
Medical care became regulated
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Sep 9, 1200
There were a lot of hospitals in the Muslim World at this time.
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Sep 9, 1200
The teachings of the Chrisitan Church encouraged people to help the sick and needy.
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Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
The Renaissance
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Sep 4, 1400
Jacoba Felicie tried to practice medicine but was denied
She tried to practice medicine but was denied -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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The scientific method changed how everyone thought about medicine and research.
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One of the first reflecting microscopes had been invented.
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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek described bacteria.
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Francis Bacon used a microscope to discover plague fleas.
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Edward Jenner started practicing vaccinations.
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Robert Koch discovered that pathogens are the source of some dieases.
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Ignaz Semmelweix showed how important it was to wash hands.
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The outbreak of Cholera had been stopped.
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Period: to
Modern World
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Bubonic Plague hit San Francisco.
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X-rays, MRI, and CAT scans had all been discovered.
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Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
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Salk discovered polio vaccine.
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The FDA approved Gardasil, which is a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.
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Scientists discovered how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells
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Rhazes discovered the difference between smallpox and measles
