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The Egyptians were the earliest to maintain accurate health records. They used magic and medicinal plants to treat disease. They called gods to heal diseases. Physicians were priests who studied medicine and surgery in temple medical schools. They believed that the body was a system of channels for air, tears, blood, urine, sperm, and feces.
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He may have been the first physician. Physicians were priests who studied medicine and surgery in temple medical schools.
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They used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestion. They used moxibustion- was a powder on the skin and burned to cause a blister- to treat disease. They began the search for medical reasons for illness. There were religious prohibitions against dissection which resulted in inadequate knowledge of body structure. They believed in the need to treat the whole body by curing the spirit and nourishing the body.
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The began modern medical science by observing the human body and effects of disease. They organized a method to observe the human body. They recorded signs, symptoms and used massage, art therapy, and herbal treatment. They stressed diet and cleanliness as ways to prevent disease. They believed illness is a result of natural causes.
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They organized medical care by caring for injured soldiers. Early hospitals were developed. They began public health and sanitation systems including aqueducts, sewers, filtering systems, and drained marshes. They believed the body was regulated by four fluids. They believed diet, exercise, and medications were used to treat disease.
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He identified the brain as the physiological site of the senses.
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Is known as the Father of Medicine. He developed an organized method to observe the human body, recorded signs and symptoms of many diseases, and created a high standard of ethics, the Oath of Hippocrates, used by physicians today.
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He dissected animals and is the founder of comparative anatomy. He was a part of the ancient Greeks.
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He was physician that established medical beliefs.
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He described the circulation to and from the heart
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He invented the microscope.
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He created the first mercury thermometer.
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Invented bifocal glasses
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He developed a vaccine for small pox.
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He invented the stethoscope.
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She started professional education for nurses.
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She was the founder of the American Red Cross
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She was the first female physician.
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He proved microorganisms cause disease and created a vaccine for rabies
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He discovered disinfectants
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He developed the culture plate to identify pathogens.
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He discovered x-rays.
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He formed the basis for psychology and psychiatry.
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She isolated radium
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He discovered penicillin.
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He developed the polio vaccine.
