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People thought that diseases came from evil spirits or punishments from god. -
They used herbs, plants, and religious ceremonies to try and cure illness. -
- DIGITALIS, is a heart medication.
- QUININE, is used to treat malaria.
- BELLADONNA AND ATROPINE, are used to treat heart rate problems.
- MORPHINE, is a pain medication.
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Kept health records on papyrus, doctors were priests, believed in magic and medicine. -
Developed acupuncture using needles to treat pain and balance energy. -
Believed illness had natural causes, did dissections, Hippocrates wrote medical codes. -
Built aqueducts for clean water, created hospitals, organized care for soldiers. -
Church banned medical research, thought prayer was the only cure. -
Used prayer, charms, and herbal remedies instead of science. -
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Drew detailed pictures of the human body. -
Identified fallopian tubes in females. -
Discovered the Eustachian tube in the ear. -
Explained how the heart pumps blood through the body. -
Invented the microscope, first to see bacteria. -
Early drugstores, mixed and sold medicines. -
Invented bifocals, discovered colds can be passed, studied electricity. -
Doctors began training in schools instead of only apprenticeships. -
Discovered oxygen in the air. -
Created first vaccine (smallpox). -
Invented the stethoscope to listen to heart and lungs.
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Proved handwashing saved mothers from deadly infections.
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Improved sanitation in hospitals, founder of modern nursing.
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Discovered germs cause disease, made vaccines, invented pasteurization.
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Discovered viruses smaller than bacteria.
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Introduced antiseptics for surgeries to kill germs.
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Developed aseptic surgery with sterilization.
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Identified bacteria that caused tuberculosis and other diseases.
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Made the “magic bullet” drug to treat syphilis.
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Discovered X-rays.
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Made surgeries painless and safer.
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Discovered penicillin, first antibiotic.
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Father of psychology, studied unconscious mind and behavior.
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Discovered sulfa drugs (antibiotics before penicillin).
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Made first polio vaccine (injection).
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Created oral polio vaccine.
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Discovered DNA’s double helix structure.
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Performed first heart transplant.
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First to separate conjoined twins joined at the head.
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