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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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Jan 1, 900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between small pox and measles -
Jan 1, 950
Monasteries
The Christian Church encouraged followers to help the sick and needy. Monasteries were founded specifically to treat the sick. Local women would serve there, otherwise they used prayer and rest -
Aug 15, 1300
Hospitals
Islamic hospitals; healthcare for the sick -
Feb 15, 1315
The First Dissection
Italian physician Mondino de Luzzi conducted the first ever public dissection for his students. -
Jan 1, 1346
The Black Plague
It spread across Europe from 1346-1353 and it killed 50 million people. This event also lead to the idea of quarantine. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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Printing Press
The invention of the printing press made it possible to publish books faster. Information about new medical discoveries could be spread quickly -
Scientific Method
It was a major change in the way people thought about medicine and research. It was used to acquire new knowledge. It made people look for real causes of what they saw around them. -
Robert Hooke
He built one of the first microscopes which allowed more accurate observation of patients and symptoms -
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
He discovered the existence of bacteria and described it. He also improved the microscope and laid the foundation for microbiology. -
Dentistry
French physician Pierre Fauchard started dentistry science. He wrote a book explaining basic oral anatomy which could educate people on their dental health. -
Edward Jenner
He made a connection between health and the environment. This lead to the practice of vaccination -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Medical Asepsis
Joseph Lister insisted on the use of carbolic soap to disinfect instruments and doctors cleaning hands before moving on to another patient. -
Robert Koch
He discovered that pathogens or disease-producing microorganisms, are the source of some diseases. It was the beginning of modern bacteriology. -
Contact Lenses
Afolf E. Fick and Edouard Kalt invented the first pair of fitted contact lenses to correct vision problems -
Bubonic Plague
The bubonic plague hit San Francisco. There was 121 cases of it and 122 deaths. The epidemic came to a halt in 1909. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Alexander Fleming
He discovers penicillin which is still used today. -
Jonas Salk
Invented a vaccine against poliomyelitis which causes the crippling disease of polio. -
Advancements
There was a discovery of organ transplants, X-rays, radium for cancer treatment, MRI, and CAT scans -
Smallpox
It was declared eradicated in 1980 following a global immunization campaign led by the World Health Organization. -
AZT
AZT is used to combat and treat AIDS -
Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
He used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment -
Gardasil
It was a vaccine used to prevent cervical cancer approved by the FDA. -
MIPPA
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. It provides incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records and e-prescribing. -
New Discovery
Scientists discovery how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells -
Artificial Heart
The first FDA approved implanted Abiocor artificial heart was placed in a patient on June 24. The patient died August 23.
