History of Medicine

  • 100

    3000 B.C.First Medical History is Recorded

    3000 B.C.
  • Period: 100 to 100

    Greek

  • 400

    Study of Medicine banned

  • Period: 410 to Jan 1, 1000

    Dark Ages

  • Oct 7, 1000

    Study of Medicine Sparks Up Again

  • Oct 8, 1200

    First Control of Public Hygine Instituted

  • Oct 8, 1300

    First Human Disection

  • Period: Jan 1, 1346 to Jan 1, 1353

    Black Death

  • Oct 8, 1400

    First regulations for mid-wives

  • Oct 8, 1500

    Fist scientific study of human anatomy published

  • Bacteria Discovered

    Bacteria Discovered
  • William Harvey Describes Circulation of Blood

    William Harvey Describes Circulation of Blood
  • First law requireing licensed medical practitioners

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    America gains Independence

  • Edward Jenner Develops Vaccine for Smallpox

    Edward Jenner Develops Vaccine for Smallpox
  • First Practical Anesthetic Introduced

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  • Germ Theory Introduced

  • Clara Barton Founds American Red Cross

  • Rabies Vaccination Discovered

  • William Roentgen Discovers X-rays

    William Roentgen Discovers X-rays
  • Marie Curie Isolates Raidum

    Marie Curie Isolates Raidum
  • Alexander Flemming Discovers Penicillin

  • Jonas Salk Develops Polio Vaccine

    Jonas Salk Develops Polio Vaccine
  • Birth Control Pill Introduced

    Birth Control Pill Introduced
  • First Heart Transplant by Christian Barnard

    First Heart Transplant by Christian Barnard
  • First test-tube Baby born

  • AIDS recognized

  • First Cloning