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500
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between smallpox and measles -
Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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Mar 14, 754
Pharmacies
The first pharmacy was settled in Baghdad. -
Jun 24, 1300
Islamic Hospitals
Became health care for the sick -
Aug 15, 1340
University at Montpellier
They eventually included a school of anatomy -
Aug 24, 1347
Black Death
This most the most deadly disease outbreak in history.The black plague killed about the third of the population. -
Jun 5, 1400
Frenchwomen Jacoba Felicie
She tried to practice medicine but was denied. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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Dec 1, 1509
Microscope
It was developed in the Netherlands. -
Scientific Method
The usage of the scientific method began in Europe -
Hooke's Law
Robert Hooke's book,Micrographia was published -
Human Anatomy
Studies of the human anatomy, which had been forbidden by the church back then, were finally allowed. -
Francis Bacon
Used a microscope to discover plague fleas -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner
Discovered the first vaccination (it was for smallpox) -
Robert Koch
Discovers pathogens -
Anesthesia
The first public use of anesthesia during surgery occurred . -
Ignaz Semmelweis
Shows importance of hand washing -
Marie Curie
Discovers science of radioactivity -
Bubonic Plague
The first plague epidemic that hit the US, was hit in San Francisco. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Alexander Fleming
Discovers penicillin -
Dr. Jonas Salk
Announced that he successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis -
Transplant Operation
The first successful transplant operation was a removal of a kidney from a donor and installed into the body of the donors twin. -
Birth Control Pill
It became legal for married couples -
Health Care
Growth in uninsured; managed health care -
Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
Used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment. -
Gardasil
Its a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer was approved by the FDA. -
Embryonic Stem Cells
Scientists discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells -
Tiny Cameras
Medical Technology has made advancement with the introduction of the pill-sized cameras which are really small -
Robot Surgeons
Robots controlled by human surgeons achieved a prostate surgery,without a doctor having to touch the patient
