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Period: 476 to 1453
Middle Ages
Started with the fall of the western Roman Empire and ended with the fall of the eastern Roman Empire -
754
Pharmacies
The first pharmacy was established in Baghdad -
1000
Ibn al-Haytham
Made advances in optometry -
1200
Eyeglasses
The first eyeglasses were introduced in Italy -
1200
Medical Universities
Universities started teaching medicine practices because of the rising study -
Period: 1300 to
Renaissance
In Europe that bridged the Middle Ages to modern history through culture and prosper -
1315
Mondino de Luzzi
Conducted a human dissection -
1500
Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim
Discovered that drinking mercury was a cure to syphilis -
Microscope
The microscope is invented -
William Harvey
Discovered the heart pumped blood and that it has 2 different patterns -
Sir Christopher Wren
Experimented with canine blood transfusions -
Cells
The use of microscopes allowed for the discovery of blood cells and plant tissues -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
Manufacturing in the world became a phenomenon -
Dropsy
"An Account of the Foxglove" was published and was the first systematic description of digitalis in treating dropsy -
Smallpox
A vaccine for smallpox is created -
Humphry Davy
Discovered the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide -
René Laënnec
Inventor of the stethoscope -
James Blundell
Performs the first successful human blood transfusion -
Period: to
Modern World
The most recent era in the world -
Diabetes
Insulin is used to cure diabetes -
Tetanus
First vaccine to cure tetanus -
Tuberculosis
First vaccine for tuberculosis -
Yellow Fever
First vaccine for yellow fever -
Bernard Fantus
Started the first blood bank at Cook County Hospital in Chicago -
Jonas Salk
Created the first polio -
Period: to
21st Century
The latest century of the world with the most advanced medical equipment -
HPV
First HPV vaccine approved -
Stem Cells
Scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells -
Jean-Michel Dubernard
Performed the first partial face transplant -
Laurent Lantieri
Performed the first full face transplant -
Stem Cell Liver
The first human liver was grown from stem cells in Japan