Medical Investigations 1 Timeline

  • 500

    Barber surgeons cut hair and performed surgeries.

    Barber surgeons cut hair and performed surgeries.
  • Period: 500 to

    Medical History

  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

    The Middle Ages

  • Sep 8, 1100

    Medical care becomes regulated.

  • Sep 8, 1350

    Christian monasteries founded to treat the ill.

  • Sep 8, 1400

    Frenchwomen Jacoba Felicie tried to practice medicine but was denied.

  • Period: Jan 1, 1501 to

    The Renaissance

  • Sep 8, 1510

    Surgery was mostly practiced by barbers.

  • Sep 8, 1543

    Andreas Vesalius is considered the father of the study of the human body.

    Andreas Vesalius is considered the father of the study of the human body.
  • Robert Hooke built one of the first reflecting microscopes.

    Robert Hooke built one of the first reflecting microscopes.
  • Antonie Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria.

  • Francis Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas.

  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • Discovery of blood cells, bacteria, protozoa, and stethoscope.

  • Edward Jenner discovered the first vaccination.

  • Discovery of pathogens.

    Discovery of pathogens.
  • John Snow stops the outbreak of cholera.

    John Snow stops the outbreak of cholera.
  • Bubonic plague hits San Francisco.

  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • Discovery of organ tranplant, x- rays, raduim for cancer treatment, MRI, CAT scan.

  • Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.

    Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin.
  • Salk discovered the polio vaccine.

    Salk discovered the polio vaccine.
  • Managed health care; growth in uninsured.

  • AZT is used to combat AIDs.

  • Rhazes discovered the differencen between smallpox and measles

    Rhazes discovered the differencen between smallpox and measles