History of Medicine

By GabrielAnthony14
  • Period: 500 to

    History of Medicine

  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

    Medieval Ages

  • Sep 8, 750

    Monastaries founded to treat sick. Consisted of rest and prayers.

    Local healers were often women.
  • Barbers would also practice surgery.
    Sep 8, 1000

    Barbers would also practice surgery.

    The red and blue pole is a symbol left over.
  • Sep 3, 1300

    Religious Instruction Qur'an taught responsibilities

    Taught providing for the poor, Taught social responsibilities.
  • Sep 3, 1400

    Jacoba Felicie, tried for practicing medicine without license

    Defended herself by saying that women were sometimes embarrassed to go to a male physician for treatment. She was forbidden to practice medicine.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    The Renaissance

  • Scientific Method begins. Observations & experiments.

  • Robert Hooke detailed a improved microscope

    Robert Hooke detailed a improved microscope

  • Printing press allows for publications.

  • Antonie Van improves microscope & describes bacteria.

    Antonie Van improves microscope & describes bacteria.

  • Frances Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas.

  • Period: to

    The Industrial Revolution

  • Edward Jenner discovered 1st vaccine.

    Edward Jenner discovered 1st vaccine.

  • Discovery of blood, cells, bacteria, protozoa, and Stethoscope.

  • Robert Koche discovers pathogens.

  • Ignaz - Importance of hand washing.

  • Bubonic Plague in San Francisco

    Bubonic Plague in San Francisco

  • Period: to

    Modern Times

  • Alexander Fleming dsicovers penicillin.

    Alexander Fleming dsicovers penicillin.

  • First HMO insurance.

  • Salk discovers Polio vaccine.

  • Managed health care. Growth in uninsured.

  • Steve Thomas used sterile maggots of infected wounds.

    Steve Thomas used sterile maggots of infected wounds.

  • Rhazes finds a difference.

    Rhazes finds a difference.

    Discovered the difference between smallpox and measeles. His works were used until the 1800's