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Diseases are caused by evil spirits
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Tribal doctors would remove part of the cranium to exorcise demons
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Digitalis used the the heart
Quinine used for fevers, muscle spasms, and malaria
Belladonna used for GI pain
Morphine used for severe pain -
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The ancient Egyptians were the first to keep accurate health records
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Physicians studied illnesses and found out how they were caused
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The Romans created organized medical care, they created hospitals
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They used stone tools to treat diseases
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They discovered diseases were caused by lack of sanitation
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Religious customs forbade dissections
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He wrote the standard of ethics -
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They kept the sick separate
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Physicians came with armies and medical equipment
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Public buildings for the sick were established
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The Church believed life and death to be in God’s hands
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They mostly prayed and used herbal mixtures
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The Bubonic plague killed 60 million people -
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They built schools for research
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Dissection was accepted
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The printing press was invented allowing greater access to knowledge -
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He studied and recorded the anatomy of humans
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He discovered the fallopian tubes
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Discovered the Eustachian tube
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He described the heart pumping and blood circulation
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He invented the microscope
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Early pharmacies that traded drugs and spices -
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He discovered bifocals and colds could be contagious
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They attended lectures, observed patients and dissected bodies
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Discovered oxygen
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Discovered the method for the smallpox vaccine -
Invented the stethoscope -
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Identified the cause of puerperal fever
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She was the founder of modern nursing
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Discovered microorganisms and heating milk killed germs
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Discovered viruses
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First to use antiseptic during surgery
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Kept wounds germ free during and after surgery
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Developed the culture plate
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Brought about the use of chemicals to kill germs
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Discovered X-ray
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Used to put patients in a deep sleep
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Discovered penicillin -
Studied the conscious and unconscious mind
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Discovered sulfonamide compounds
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Discovered that a dead polio virus would cause immunity
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Discovered that a live polio virus was more effective
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Discovered the molecular structure of DNA and how it replicates
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Performed the first successful heart transplant -
He performs hemispherectomies
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It can obtain high quality images in limited spaces. It’s used to detect signs of esophageal cancer -
All 23,000 genes in the human genome have been mapped
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It specifically targets cancer and cells and the blood supply that feeds it
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The bionic arm contains five individually mechanized fingers
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These new surgery’s are minimally invasive, have faster healing times and are less painful