-
Period: 100 to
The History of Medicine
-
200
Galen
galen; tracheotomy -
Period: 200 to Jan 1, 1570
Middle Ages
-
Sep 9, 1300
Islamic Hospitals
islamic hospitals; healthcare for the sick -
Sep 9, 1400
woman tries to practice medicine
Frenchwomen Jacoba Felcie tries to practice medicine but is denied -
Period: Jan 1, 1570 to
Renaissance
-
scientific method
use of scientific method begins -
Reflective microscope
Robert Hooke- reflective microscope -
bacteria
Antonie wan Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria -
discovery of plague fleas
Francis Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
-
first vaccination discovered
edward jenner discoverend the first vaccination -
microbiology
Louis Pasteur (microbiology)- pasteurization of milk -
medical asepsis
Joseph Lister- practice of medical asepsis -
discovery of pathogens
Robert Kock- discovery of pathogens -
IMPORTANCE of hand washing
Ignaz Semmelweis shows importance of hand washing -
end of cholera outbreak
John Snow stops outbreak of cholera -
discovery of radioactivity
Marie Curie discovers science of radioactivity -
butonic plague hits San Francisco
butonic plague hits San Francisco -
Period: to
Modern World
-
discovery of penicillin
Alexander Fleming discovered dpenicillin -
First HMO insurance
first HMO insurance -
discovery of polio vaccine
Salk discovers polio vaccine -
WHO declares smallpox eradicated
WHO declares smallpox eradicated -
managed health care
managed health care; growth in uninsured -
AZT is used to combat AIDS
AZT is used to combat AIDS -
use of maggots for infectious wound treatment
Steve Thomas used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment -
Barbers/Surgeons
barber-surgeons cut hair, performed surgery; barber pole symbol popularization -
difference between small pox and measels
Rhazes discovered difference between small pox and measels
