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500
Veins from Arteries
Alcmaeon of Croton distinguished veins from arteries -
Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between measles and smallpox. -
1010
Books
Avicenna writes The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine. -
1249
Spectacles
Spectacles were invented. -
1300
Healthcare
Islamic Hospitals; healthcare for the sick. -
Period: 1301 to
The Renaissance
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Scientific Method
Use of Scientific Method begins. -
Blood Transfusions
Sir Christopher Wren experiments with canine blood transfusions. -
Reflective Microscope
Allowed study of microorganisms like bacteria. -
Blood Cells
Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovers blood cells. -
Plague Fleas
Francis Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas. -
Smallpox Inoculations
Giacomo Pylarini gives the first smallpox inoculations. -
Period: to
The Industrial Revolution
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Stethoscope
Stethoscope was invented. -
The Germ Theory
Louis Pasteur identifies germs as clause of disease. -
Cholera
First vaccine was developed for cholera. -
Rabies
First vaccine for developed for rabies by Louis Pasteur. -
Contact Lenses
First contact lenses developed. -
Period: to
The Modern World
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Whooping Cough
First vaccine developed for whooping cough. -
Tuberculosis
First vaccine developed for tuberculosis. -
Penicillin
Sir Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin. -
Polio Vaccine
Jonas Salk develops the first polio vaccine. -
HIV and AIDS
HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is identified. -
Period: to
The 21st Century
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Cancer
First vaccine to target a cause of cancer. -
HPV
First HPV vaccine approved. -
Face Transplant
Laurent Lantieri performs the first full face transplant. -
Ebola Outbreak
Great Ebola Outbreak - First cases and deaths in Europe and America. -
3D Printer on Skull Transplant
A 3D printer is used for first ever skull transplant.
