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History of Health Care

  • Hippocrates
    100

    Hippocrates

    Known as the father of medicine.
    (Real date is about 300BCE)
  • Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1000

    Dark Ages

    Emphasis was placed on saving the soul and study of medicine was prohibited.
  • Johannes Gutenberg
    Jan 1, 1440

    Johannes Gutenberg

    Invented the printing press.
  • Gutenberg Bible
    Jan 1, 1450

    Gutenberg Bible

    First book that was printed.
  • Leonardo da Vinci
    Jan 1, 1489

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Used dissection to draw the human body.
  • Zacharius Jannssen

    Zacharius Jannssen

    He invents the microscope.
  • William Harvey

    William Harvey

    Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart.
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    He discovers blood cells.
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    Anton van Leeuwenhoek

    He observes bacteria.
  • New York

    New York

    Passes 1st effective law regulating practice of medicine.
  • Convention

    Convention

    The constitutional convention was held.
  • George Washington

    George Washington

    He became the first president.
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner

    Developed a vaccine for smallpox.
  • Marine Hospital Service

    Marine Hospital Service

    Established with the signing by President John Adams of an act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen.
  • Period: to

    Lewis

    Lewis and Clark expediton
  • Rene Laennec

    Rene Laennec

    Invents the stethoscope.
  • James Blundell

    James Blundell

    He performed the first successful transfusion of human blood.
  • Civil War

    Civil War

    This is the year that the Civil War started.
  • Gregory Mendel

    Gregory Mendel

    Established the patterns of heredity.
  • Clara Barton

    Clara Barton

    Founded the American Red Cross.
  • Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur

    First vaccine developed for rabies.
  • Tetanus

    Tetanus

    First vaccine developed.
  • William Roentgen

    William Roentgen

    Discovered X-rays.
  • Typhoid Fever

    Typhoid Fever

    First vaccine developed for this.
  • Bubonic Plague

    Bubonic Plague

    First vaccine is developed for this.
  • Felix Hoffman

    Felix Hoffman

    Develops aspirin.
  • Marie Curie

    Marie Curie

    Isolated radium.
  • World War 1

    World War 1

    WWI started this day.
  • Diabetes

    Diabetes

    Insulin is first used to help treat it.
  • Diphtheria

    Diphtheria

    First vaccine developed.
  • Whooping Cough

    Whooping Cough

    First vaccine developed.
  • Tuberculosis

    Tuberculosis

    First vaccine developed.
  • Alexander Fleming

    Alexander Fleming

    Discovered penicillin.
  • Yellow Fever

    Yellow Fever

    First vaccine developed.
  • Influenza

    Influenza

    First vaccine developed
  • Jonas Salk

    Jonas Salk

    Developed the polio vaccine.
  • Twin Towers

    Twin Towers

    Terrorists crashed two planes into the towers.
  • Romans

    Romans

    Began public health and sanitation systems.