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Illness was thought to be caused by evil spirits or a punishment from the gods
Tribal doctors treated illness with ceremonies,herbs or trepanation(removing a piece of the skull)
Average life span 20 years -
physicians were priests egyptians were the first to keep medical records
bloodletting or leaches would be used as medical treatment
average lifespan 20-30 years -
treated the whole body by trying to cure the spirit
recorded the herbs they would use for treatments
used acupuncture
began to search for medical reasons behind illness
average lifespan 20-30 -
Hippocrates "father of medicine" and other physicians began to observe the human body to try and find the cause of disease
led to modern medicine
believed illness had natural cause
used massage therapy and herbal treatments
average lifespan 25-35 -
first to organize medical care later hospitals were religious charitable institutions
first public health and sanitation systems
believed the body was ran by four body humors
blood,phlegm,yellow bile, black bile
average life span 25-35 -
believed in saving the soul study of medicine was prohibited
prayer and divine intervention was used to treat ailments
medications were mainly herbal mixtures
average life span 20-30 -
renewed interest in medical practices
arabs required physicians to pass a medical exam
bubonic plague killed 75% of the population
average lifespan 20-35 -
rebirth of science and medicine
body dissections led to increased understanding of anatomy
invention of the printing press allowed medical knowledge to be shared
average life span 30-40
cause of disease still unknown -
knowledge regarding the human body greatly increased
ambroise pare established the use of ligatures to stop bleeding
apothecaries made,prescribed, and sold medications
invention of the microscope -
gabriel fahrenheit created the first mercury thermometer
benjamin franklin invented bifocals
john hunter established scientific surgical procedures and introduced tube feeding
smallpox vaccine discovered
average life span 40-50 -
immense progress due to the ability to see micro organismes, anesthesia, and vaccines
invention of the stethoscope
formal training for nurses began
average lifespan 40-60 -
A,B, and O blood types discovered found out how white blood cells
fight off disease
insulin discovered to help diabetes
antibiotics developed to fight infections (penicillin)
kidney dialysis machine developed
structure of dna discovered -
first bone marrow transplant
test tube babies
organ transplants
average life span 70-80