History Of Medicine

By hannahschmidt
  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

    Middle Ages

  • Roman medicine is a new discovery
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    Roman medicine is a new discovery

  • Aug 31, 900

    Small pox and Measles

    The difference between small pox and measles was discovered.
  • Aug 31, 1300

    Islamic hospitals

    Healthcare was discovered for the sick.
  • Aug 31, 1300

    Persian medicine had just been discovered

  • Medicine practice
    Aug 31, 1400

    Medicine practice

    French women Jocaba Felcie tries to practice medicine but it is denied.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1501 to

    Renaissance

  • Use of scientific method begins

    Use of scientific method begins

  • Robert Hooke

    Creates a reflective microscope.

  • Antorie Van Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria

  • Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon

    Uses microscope to discover plague fleas.
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • Edward Jenner

    Discovers the first vaccination.

  • Joseph Lister

    Practice of medical asepsis.
  • Robert Koch

    Robert Koch

    Discovery of pathogens.
  • John Snow

    John Snow

    Stops outbreak of cholera.

  • Marie Curie discovers radioactivity

  • Bubonic Plague hits San Francisco

  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • Discovery

    Discovery

    discovered organ transplants, X-rays, radium for cancer treatment, MRI, CAT scans.
  • Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

    Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

  • Salk discovers polo vaccine

  • Smallpox declared eradicated

  • AZT

    used to combat AIDS
  • Period: to

    21st Cenutry

  • Steve Thomas

    Used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment.

  • Gardasil

    A vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved by the FDA.
  • MIPPA

    MIPPA

    MIPPA provides incentives for practitioners who use electronic health records and e-prescribing.
  • FDA

    FDA

    The first FDA approved implanted Abiocor artificial heart placed in a patient on June 24, the patient died on August 23.

  • Scientists discover...

    How to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells.