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Super natural spirits -
Exorcisms
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Digitalis- for the heart
Quinnine- for fevers
Belladonna and atropine- GI pain
Morphine- for pain -
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Health records- were superstitious and called upon god to heal them
Who are physicians- the priests
How did they heal- medicines for disease, splits for fractures, leaches for disorders -
Development of acupuncture- treated illness/disease with stone tools -
Illness cause Nature vs. Spiritual- They were the first to study if diseases were natural or spiritual. They kept notes and and noted what they thought the cause was.
Dissection- their religious custom didn’t allow body’s to be dissected.
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Sanitation systems- they wore death mask
Organize medical care- sent medical equipment and physicians with their armies for wounded soldiers
Hospital development- room was made for I’ll people -
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The church believed life and death was in gods hands. -
Primarily prayer -
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The epidemics cause millions of deaths during this period. There are vaccines and medicines to treat this disease today. -
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Universities- medical schools for research
Dissection- acceptance of dissection of the human body
Books- allowed greater access to knowledge from research. -
Da Vinci studied the anatomy of he body
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Discovered the fallopian tubes.
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Discovered the tube leading from the ear to the throat.
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He invented the microscope.
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Early pharmacies.
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Discovered bifocals, and he found out that colds can be contagious.
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Students would attend lectures in class but they also a
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Discovered the element oxygen, and plants making oxygen usable for respiration.
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Discovered the method of vaccination for small pox. He saved many lives.
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She invented the first stethoscope. It was made of wood.
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He identified the cause of childbed fever. He proved people needed to be more clean, and it was finally accepted.
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She helped out during war by making sure their injuries were not infected. She then designed a hospital ward that improved the environment and care for the patients.
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Louis found out about microbiology, he also found out that microorganisms were everywhere and he proved that they can cause diseases. He also discovered pasteurization kills bacteria in milk.
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He discovered that some diseases are caused by microorganisms we can’t see with a microscope.
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He was the first doctor to use antiseptics during surgery. This helped prevent infection.
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He developed asepsis.
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He discovered the culture plate method, this was also used to identify pathogens and also isolated the bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
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He found a chemical to treat syphilis, and discovered the effect of medicine on disease causing organisms.
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Discovered x-ray.
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The advancements of helping with pain while people get surgery has developed a lot. Now they use a gas to keep people asleep and avoid them feeling the pain.
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He found out that Penicillin kills life threatening bacteria.
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He discovered the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind. His studies lead to the understanding of psychosomatic illness.
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He discovered sulfonamide compounds.
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Discovered that a dead polio virus would cause immunity to poliomyelitis.
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He used a live polio virus vaccine which is more effective
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Discovered the molecular structure of DNA.
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Preformed the first successful head transplant.
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He preformed surgery to prevent seizures on twins.
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The Da Vinci came out to do laparoscopic surgery it’s a machine.
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The human genome project allows scientists to identify genes involved in common and rare diseases.
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This prevents/puts off death for people who have HIV.
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The Covid-19 vaccine came out during the pandemic and progressively got more affective.
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With the shortage of liver donors in the U.S. researchers found an alternative to transplants.