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Evil spirits
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Tribal doctors performed ceremonies to exorcise evil spirits.
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Today we use digitalis in the form of a pill to treat heart conditions. Quinine is used to control fevers and relieve muscle spasms. Belladonna and atropine are used to
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They were the earliest people to keep accurate health records. They called upon the gods to help heal them. They drained blood to help heal them as well. The priests acted as physicians. -
They were the first to use acupuncture therapies. They learned to treat some illnesses with stone tools. Their methods developed into advanced practice of Chinese acupuncture that people still use today.
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They were the first to study the causes of disease and determine it could be nature and not spirits. The father of medicine named Hippocrates based his knowledge on the external body. He kept careful notes and found out disease was not caused by supernatural forces. Religious custom didn’t allow the bodies to be dissected. -
They were the first to organize health care. Roman physicians kept a room in their houses for the ill, which was the beginning of hospitals. The Romans wore death masks which they believed kept them from infection and bad odor. -
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The Roman Empire was conquered by the Huns and hey believed that life and death were in the hands of God. The Monks and Priests also had no interest in how the body functioned.
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The primary treatment was prayer.
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Terrible epidemics caused millions of people to die. The Bubonic plague( the Black Death) caused 60 million people to die. Others smaller uncontrolled diseases were also reasons for many more of these deaths. Some of these include smallpox , syphilis, diphtheria, and tuberculosis.
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Universities and medical schools for research were built. They were allowed to dissect the body for study. Printing press and the publishing of books were developed so people could have greater knowledge from research.
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He studied and recorded the anatomy of the body. -
He discovered the fallopian tubes.
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He discovered the tube leading from the ear to the throat( Eustachian Tube).
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He used his knowledge to understand physiology and was able to describe the circulation of blood.
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He created a microscope and found the bacteria for tooth decay.
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They were early pharmacies.
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He discovered bifocals and found that colors can be spread. -
Students attended lectures and also observed patients at the bedside. When a patient died they dissected the body which led to better understanding and causes of illness and death.
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He discovered the element of oxygen. He also observed that plants refresh air that has lost is oxygen, making it useable for respiration.
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He discovered a method of vaccination for smallpox. His discovery saved millions of lives.
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René invented the stethoscope.
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He identified the cause of childbed fever.
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She became famous for her dedication to nursing during the Crimean war. She devoted much of her life to preparing reports on the need for better sanitation, construction, and management of hospitals. She designed a hospital that improved the environment and patient care. -
He discovered that microorganisms were everywhere. He also discovered that they cause disease. He created a vaccine for rabies as well.
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He discovered that some diseases are caused by microorganisms that cannot be seen with a microscope. They are called viruses.
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He learned about microorganisms that cause infection from Pasteur. He was the first doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery with led to less infections in the incision.
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He developed a method to keep an area germ-free before and during surgery. This was the beginning of asepsis.
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He developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens and isolate bacterium that causes tuberculosis. He introduced the importance of cleanliness to prevent disease.
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He discovered the effect of medicine on disease causing microorganisms. His treatment was effective against some microorganisms but not in killing other bacteria. On the 606th experiment he found a cure for syphilis.
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He discovered X-rays.
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Before anesthesia they used herbs and alcohol to help the pain but even then some patients died from the pain and shock from surgery. They eventually found nitrous oxide and chloroform to put patients to sleep and relieve pain. -
He found Penicillin that killed life threatening bacteria.
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He discovered the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind. He determined that the mind and body work together.
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Gerhard discovered sulfonamide compounds. They were the first effective medications in killing bacteria.
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He discovered that a dead polio virus would cause immunity to poliomyelitis.
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Albert used a live polio virus vaccine that is used today to immunize babies against disease.
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They discovered the molecular structure of DNA. The model they made shows how DNA replicates and how hereditary information is coded on it.
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He performed the first successful heart transplant.
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He continues to pioneer in separating Siamese twins and performs surgeries on the brain to stop seizures.
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The Human Genome Project released a rough draft of the human genome. It was the first time in history that people could read a complete set of human genetic information.
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VR is used to help medical students learn more about the anatomy of the body. They can also practice procedures in the VR. -
Two new medications were released drastically improving treatment options for patients. The new drugs made it possible for every patient with HIV to be on an effective single-dose therapy, helping reduce the number of HIV patients. -
Researchers have successfully printed and implanted bionic eyes, hearts, skin, biotic ears, elastic bones, ovaries, and antibacterial teeth.
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CRISPR is used to edit living organisms genes and was used to effectively to treat glioblastoma and metastatic ovarian cancer.