history of medicine- victor

By v1ct0r05
  • 4000 BCE

    Primitive Times

    Illness and diseases were
    Caused by evil spirits and demons
    a punishment from the Gods
    Tribal witch doctors treated illness with ceremonies
    Herbs and plants used as medicines (morphine and digitalis)
    Trepanation or trephining (surgically removing a piece of bone from the skull)
    Average life span was 20 years
  • 1700 BCE

    Ancient Chinese

    1.)they believed in curing the whole body
    2.) they used acupuncture therapy
    3.) life span 20-30 years
  • 1200 BCE

    Ancient Greeks

    1.)believed that illness came from natural causes
    2.)life span 25-35 years
    3.)herbal treatment, art therapy and massages were used as therapies for health
    4.) ways they tried to prevent diseases were hygiene, stressed diet and exercise
  • 300 BCE

    Ancient Egyptians

    1.) Egyptians were the first to record health records
    2.) life span 20-30 years
    3.)priest were physicians
    4.)used leaches for medical care
  • 400

    Dark Ages

    1.) A lot of herbal mix were used for medication
    2.) Life span 20-30 years
    3.) priest and monks provide care for sick people
    4.) Study of medicine was prohibited
  • 800

    Middle Ages

    1.) In 1100 Arabs required physicians to pass exams for license
    2.) life span 20-35 years
    3.) Bubonic plague killed 75% of Asia and Europe
    4.) 1220 medical university's were established
  • 1350

    Renaissance

    1.) 1440 the inventing of printing press allowed medical research to be passed
    2.) life span 30-40
    3.) In 1543 the first anatomy book was published by Andreas Vesalius
    4.) cause of diseases was still a mystery

  • 16th and 17th centuries

    1.) knowledge about the human body increased
    2.) french surgeon known as Ambroise pare established the use of ligatures to stop bleeding

    3.) early pharmacist made,sold and prescribe medication
    4.) life span 35-45 years

  • 18th century

    1.) 1714 The first mercury thermometer was created by Gabriel Fahrenheit
    2.) 1760 Benjamin Franklin invented bifocals
    3.) 1778 John Hunter established surgical procedures and tube feeding
    4.) 1798 small pox vaccine discovered

  • 19th century

    1.) Discoveries of microorganism, anesthesia, and vaccination lead to rapid advancements
    2.) 1895 X-ray machines developed
    3.) 1893 First open heart surgery
    4.) life span 40-60 years
    5.) 1860 Training for nurses began

  • 20th century

    1.) new medications were developed (1922 insulin discovered to treat diabetes)
    2.) new machines were developed ( 1943 kidney dialysis machine and 1953 heart lung machine)
    3.) 1952 DNA structure discovered and gene therapy began