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Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between measles and smallpox -
1010
Avicenna
Wrote The Book of Healing and The Canon of Medicine -
1096
Barbers
Surgical barbers are founded and are people who would treat people who were sick and would also cut there hair. They would also practice dentistry. -
1249
Roger Bacon
Invents Spectacles -
1300
Islamic Hospitals
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Period: 1301 to
Renaissance
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1489
Leonardo Da Vinci dissects corpses
Da Vinci dissecting a body helped him develop learn anatomy and improve his drawings of the human body. -
Zacharius Jannssen
He invented the microscope. The microscope is an optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells, typically magnified several hundred times. -
William Harvey publishes An Anatomical Study of the Motion of the Heart and of the Blood in Animals
This lead to form the basis for future research on blood vessels, arteries, and the heart. -
Reflective Microscope
allowed study of microorganisms like bacteria -
Anton Van eeuwenhoek
He refined the microscope he made nearly 500 models. He also discovered blood cells and observed plant tissues and organisms -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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James Lind
He published his Treatise of the Scurvy stating that citrus fruits prevent scurvy. -
Germ Theory is developed
With Loius Pasteur and Robert Koch developing the germ theory this means that humans were starting to understand why we get sick. -
First Vaccine developed for Cholera
Cholera is a bacterial disease of the small intestines , its causes severe diarrhea and vomiting. -
Contact Lenses Developed
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Emil von Behring
discovered antioxins and developed tetanus and diphtheria vaccines -
Felix Hoffman
He invented Aspirin, Aspirin is what we use to treat minor aches and pains. -
Period: to
Modern World
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First Successful Kidney Transplant
Surgeons at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston preformed the first successful kidney transplant from one twin to another. -
Robert S. Ledley
He invented the CAT-Scan for which we use to diagnose patients. A CAT-Scan ¨show a slice, or cross-section, of the body. The image shows your bones, organs, and soft tissues more clearly than standard x-rays. CT scans can show a tumor's shape, size, and location. They can even show the blood vessels that feed the tumor – all without having to cut into the patient¨ -
Small Pox Eradicated
This means that Small Pox was destroyed completely. -
HIV the virus that causes AIDS is identified
Knowing that causes AIDS can help us prevent the spreading of it. -
Alec Jeffreys
He devised a genetic fingerprinting method. -
Period: to
21st Century
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First Vaccine to Target a cause of cancer.
This could be the first step to finding a solution or cure for cancer. -
Stem Cell Research
Stem cells can be programmed to become any type of body cell. -
Sleep Medicine Developed
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Dr. Humayun
He invented the bionic eye, a bionic eye is an experimental visual device intended to restore functional vision in those suffering from partial or total blindness. -
Artificial Liver and Kidneys Growth In Labrotories
