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evil greek mythology. when people would get sick they would think its evil spirits in you and they would drill holes in your head to let them out. -
physicians were priest. health records were first recorded by the ancient egyptions. bloodletting or eaches was used for medical treatment. average life span was 20-30 years. -
the chinese believed in needing to treat the whole body by curing the spirit. they used acupuncture to heal the spirits. then began to research medical reasons for illness. -
Ancient romans were the first to provide medical care for injured soldiers. Galen established the beilef that the body was regulated by four body humors: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. the average life span was 25-35 years -
emphasis on saving the soul and study of medicine was prohibited. monks and priests provide custodial care for sick people. medications were mainly herbal mixtures. the average lifespan is 20-30 years. -
renewed interests in medical practices of Greek and Romans. Bubonic plague killed 75% of population and Europe and Asia major diseases included smallpox, diphtheria, tuberculosis, typhoid, the plaque, and malaria. medical universities established average life span as 20-35 years. -
the greeks used message, art therepy and herbal treatment to cure. they believed illness is a natural cause. the greeks stressed diet and hygein. -
Rebirth of science of medicine.
body dissections led to increased understanding of anatomy and physiology. they advanced in surgery, dentistry, and microbiology. The average life span was 30-40 years. -
1500-a french surgeon knows as a the father of modern surgery established use of ligatures to stop bleeding.
1600- apothecaries made, perscribed, and sold medications.
1670, invention of the microscope.
average life span was 35-45 years. -
1714- fahrenheit created the first mercury thermometer.
1760- franklin invented bifocals
1778- jhon hunter introduced the tube feeding.
1798-small pox vaccine discovered
average life span was 40-50 years -
1895- xray machine developed
1893-first open heart surgery
1816-invention of the stethoscope
1860-women began to train in nursing
life span was 50-60 years -
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1921- diptheria
1925-tubercolusis
1927- pertussis
1937- typhus
1945- influnza
1962- oral polio
1963- measles
1967- mumps
1970- rubella
1978- meningtis
1981- hepatatis b
1998- lyme diseas
1998-rotavirus -
1956: first bone marrow transplant
1978: test tube babies
1960s- kidney, liver, heart, artificial heart. -
1910: laporoscopic surgery
1970- targetted cancer therapies
1990- smoke free laws
1991- advanced in HIV medications
1999-rapid advances in stem cell research -
2001- the first implantable artifical heart was placed in a patient in louisville ky.in
2003-human genome project completed
2005- face transplants.
2006- prevent cervical cancer
2015- malaria
2015-ebola