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Medicine in the 1900s
Medical care in the nineteenth century had a mixture of science, home remedies and quackery. Most now days basic elements of medicine did not exist then
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List of medicines in 1900's
Radium water, Ecraseur, Plomage, Peg leg, Gasoline to cure lice , Morphine for teething and other etc.
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Medicine in the 1920s
Someone who contracted a host of diseases found their health and lives endangered. Back then a common childhood illness was called measles. The symptoms include fever, sore throat, and skin rash. Its not really fatal but a large amount have died because the doctors didn't have the right treatment. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/culture-magazines/1920s-medicine-and-health-topics-news -
American medicine
The first medicine found in America was in Peoria Illinois. The first effective antibiotic was called Penicillin and it was founded by a man named Alexander Fleming. -
Developments in the 1930s
Scientist developed vaccines for some of the diseases . While new drugs promised therapy for a wide range of infections. Also new anesthetics that made surgery less painful and safer. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/culture-magazines/1930s-medicine-and-health-overview -
Epidemics
Epidemic was a rapid spread through the population. Epidemics are very dangerous because it affected a large numbered of people and it gave scientist very little time to react. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/culture-magazines/1940s-medicine-and-health-topics-news -
Penicillin
Penicillin is a antibiotic that produced by a certain blue molds. It works by interfering with bacteria cell walls. Penicillin is mostly used for like ear infections and other infections. The first person to use the antibiotic was a woman named Anne Miller she avoided death following a severe infection after a miscarriage. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/216798.php
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Polio
The 1950s saw great advances in the detection and cure illness. A breakthrough that received the most publicity is polio. Polio was a disease that affected President Franklin Roosevelt. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/culture-magazines/1950s-medicine-and-health-overview -
The 1960s medicine and health
Great advances were made during the 1960s in the areas of medicine and health care. Viruses were isolated, and vaccines to a host of diseases. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/culture-magazines/1960s-medicine-and-health-overview -
Medicine technology
In the 1970s scientist use technology such as CAT scans and MRI scanners. Which helped them with medical care and treat people. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/.../1970s-medicine and-health-overvie... -
HIV
In the 80s there was a disease called HIV that affected almost 1.5 million people in America. With our great faith in scientific technology we assumed medicine would soon fix the disease. But by the 1989 no cure or vaccine existed for HIV. Then in the 1990s a program to help people with this disease was invented. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/.../1980s-medicine-and-health-overvie... -
Gene therapy
With the disease HIV from the 80s scientist had to think for ways to help the people more. So they came up with the new development of drugs which caused the death rate to decrease. Also in the 90s scientific breakthroughs such as gene therapy and cloning. Scientist would use it to cure genetic disorders. A sheep was the first clone. https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences/.../1990s-medicine-and-health-overvie... -
The 2000s
Scientist have invented a drug called Gleevec. Which targets a specific gene mutation. https://www.bestmedicaldegrees.com/evolution/ -
Vaccine for Cancer
In 2006 a vaccine was develope to prevent cancer due to human papillomavrius. https://www.bestmedicaldegrees.com/evolution/ -
2018
Now in 2018 scientist have been working to stop some diseases such as cancer, aids, diabetes and other etc and with the resources we have now found ways to help people with them. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/17/6-big-medical-advancements-to-expect-in-2018.html
