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observed African Americans as they Began treatment with prayer as well as herbs. Many times she and her slaves found a spiritual connection to plants and herbs that could cure illness, infection, and disease.
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Also known as leading, was used to cleanse the body of blood that is "contaminated" by disease.
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mainly used to to release the body of diseased blood, and some believed it could release sin.
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Ben Franklin created biofocal glasses, because he was near sighted and far sighted.
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Tea is invented, then the Tea act takes effect. threepenny per pound import on tea arriving colonies, gives near bankrupt British and East India a vritual tea monopoly by allowing it to sell directly to Colonial agents, which allowed more people to have tea.
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Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer
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Street cleaning laws moved animal trades and slaughtering outside city limits, because they thought people were getting sick from the lack of sanitation.
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Doctor John Brown found that all diseases were due to excessive or insufficient stimulation
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Yellow fever came to New York, Philedalphia, and Baltimore.
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French chemist Antoine Lavosier discovered oxygen
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Physicians were the only doctor that was educated and had a degree, while apothecaries and surgeons that mainly only had experience as an apprentice.
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The first Hospital established in Philadalphia
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Dr.Thomas and Benjamin Franklin established Pennsylvania Hospital, it became the first medical institution, these schools were placed in Philadelphia and New York.
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~until 1763
(French and Indian Wr)
Small pox- contagious disease that results in exploding puss bubbles on the skin that often leaves permanent scars.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/smallpox?s=t
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John Hunter established surgical procedures.
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John Hunter practiced tube feeding
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Act of Parliament required sick children to be sent to the country for care.
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Smallpox- a very contagious disease that would result ina pustular eruption that often leaves permanent pits or scars -
French physician, Joseph Ignace Guillotine, imrpoved treatment of insane
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Founding Hospital of London was established to provide nursing and other care for children.
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invented by Rene-Theophile-Marie-Hyacinthe-Laennec
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Edward Jenner created vaccinations which ended up curing small pox and other diseases.
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Lead by Josepeph Ignace Guillotine.
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Alessandro Giaseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta made the chemical battery, which was eventually used for a variety of medical machines.
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~1833
malaria- a mosquitto transmitted disease that can result in symptoms such as chills, fever, and sweating. once a mosquitto transmitts it into the bloodstream, the virus begins occupying and destroying the cells.
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The first formal training for nurses, and women were active participants in health care
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~1815
dysentary is an inflammatory disorder of the intestine that results in severe diarrhoea containign mucus or blood
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A rapid advancement due to discoveries of microorganisms, anesthesia, and vaccinations.
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~1924
malaria. they also suffered from the measles which is a virus that becomes a prolonging skin rash.
malaria is still the leading disease in modern days.
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American George Camman invented the tubing and two earpieces
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~1865
dysentary- is an inflammation disorder of the intestine that results in severe diarrhoea containign mucus and/or blood. most common in mocern thrid world countries.
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Major General Rucker created the regulated ambulance that had extra springs on the floor for more elasticity to the the stretchers, and he improved ventilation.
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Infection control developed once microorganissms were assiotated with disease.
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invention of X-Rays by Wilhelm Roentgen
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