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Evil spirits
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They use tribal ceremonies to get rid of the evil spirits
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Digitalis- can be given by injection, intravenously, or pill form
Quinine- is from bark of the cinchona tree
Belladonna and atropine- from poisonous nightshade plant
Morphine- from opium poppy -
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Health records- keep accurate records
Who are physicians- priest
How did they heal- medicine -
Development of acupuncture- treat illnesses and diseases with stone tool
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Illnesses cause natural vs. spiritual- observed and searched new information that causes illnesses
Dissection- did not allow body’s to be dissected
Hippocrates- father of medicine -
Sanitation systems- clean water into cities, built sewers, built public baths and filtering systems
Organize medical care- kept rooms in houses for sick, sent medical equipment to care for wounded soldiers
Hospital development- public buildings were established -
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Why- believed life and death was in gods hands
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How- prayer, medication such as herbal mixtures
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Caused millions of deaths, happened because people were not vaccinated
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Universities- medical schools for research
Dissection- accepting dissection for study
Books- allowing more access to knowledge and research -
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Studied, recorded anatomy of body
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Discovered fallopian tubes of females
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Discovered tube from ear to throat
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Able to describe circulation of blood and pumping of heart
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Invented microscope, discovered there is life smaller than eye can see, found bacteria that causes tooth decay
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Early pharmacies, engaged in flourishing trade in drugs along with spices, came from the east
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Discovered bifocals, found cold can be passed person to person
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Attended lectures in classes, observed patients at the bedside, dissected the body, observed disease process
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Discovered element oxygen, plants refresh air
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Discovered method of vaccination for small pox
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Invented stethoscope
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Identified cause of childbed fever
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Founder of modern nursing
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Discovered that microorganisms are present everywhere. Father of microbiology
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Discovered some diseases can be caused by microorganisms. Called viruses.
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First doctor to use antiseptic, discovered micro organisms caused infections
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Developed a way to keep area germ free before and during surgery.
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Developed culture plate method. Introduced importance of cleanliness and sanitation this helps prevent spreading of diseases.
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Discovered effect of medicine on disease causing microorganisms
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Discovered x-rays in 1895
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Loss of feeling or sensation
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Found penicillin killed life-threatening bacteria
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Discovered conscious and unconscious parts of mind.
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Discovered sulfonamide compounds. First medications effective to killing bacteria.
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Discovered a dead polio virus caused immunity to poliomyelitis. Paralyzed thousands adults and children.
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Used live polio virus vaccine, more effective.
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Discovered molecular structure DNA.
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Performed first successful heart transplant
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Performing hemispherectomies, surgery on brain to help stop seizures.
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Ability to transplant organs
Reattach severed body parts
Caring for unborn fetus
Gettin rid of disabling disease through genetic research
Noninvasive ways for diagnosis