The Evolution of Medicine in the Ninteenth Century

American Medical Association

Jun 30, 1847

The American Medical Association is founded.

First Female Medical Specialist

Jan 23, 1849

Elizabeth Blackwell becomes the first American women to earn a medical degree. She studied obstetrics and gynecology at the Geneva Medical College in New York.

Microorganisms

Feb 14, 1859

Louis Patsuer realizes that microorganisms such as bacteria and virus are responsible for many human and animal illnesses. He then proceeds to discover the bacteria and viruses responsible for for different diseases such as cholera and scurvies.

Experimental Medicine

Nov 8, 1865

Claude Bernard thinks that more practice with experimental medicine will maximize the survival rate for patients.

Dis - infection

Mar 20, 1867

Joseph Lister noticecd that disinfection tended to reduce post - operative infection. His article in the newspaper becomes a revolutionary article. After his article was published, deaths caused by infection went from 60% of deaths to 4%.

Sale of Drugs

Sep 8, 1868

The sale of certain drugs was restricted by law. These drugs included heroin and marijuana. now, they were only aloud to be used for severe medical cases.

Cholera Vaccine

Dec 8, 1879

The first version of the cholera vaccine is created. Before then, there were outbreaks of cholera very often in Canada, and this vaccine solved that re - ocurring problem.

Isolation of Microorganisms

Oct 8, 1882

Robert Koch isolates the microorganism which causes tuberculosis, which was the leading cause of death at the time.

Rabies Vaccine

Oct 27, 1882

Louis Pasteur developed the first vaccine for rabies.

Isolation of Microorganisms

Apr 1, 1883

Robert Koch figures out what microorganism is responsible for cholera and isolates it. By doing this, he also figured out cholera is a bacterial infection.