Med 1 block 2

By EthanElam
  • Galen
    500

    Galen

    Discovered tracheotomy
  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1299

    Middle Ages

  • Dental Amalgams
    Sep 8, 659

    Dental Amalgams

    Discovered tooth fillings in China made of silver and tin
  • Pharmacies
    Sep 8, 754

    Pharmacies

    First pharmacy was discovered in Baghdad
  • Rhazes
    Sep 6, 900

    Rhazes

    Discovered the difference between measles and small pox
  • Islamic Hospitals
    Sep 8, 1299

    Islamic Hospitals

    Invented Islamic hospitals that provided healthcare for the ill
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    Renaissance

  • Sep 8, 1498

    Leonardo da Vinci

    draws what the anatomical human form is
  • University of Padua

    University of Padua

    First and most famous anatomical theaters, Italy became the home of human dissection.

  • Scientific Method

    The scientific method is introduced and used
  • Robert Hooke

    Robert Hooke

    Invents the reflective microscope

  • Antonie van leeuwenhoek

    Describes what bacteria is
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • Blood Transfusion

    First blood transfusion successfully works
  • Ignaz Semmelweis

    Ignaz Semmelweis

    Shows importance of handwashing
  • John Snow

    John Snow

    Stops outbreak of Cholera

  • Rabies

    First vaccine for rabies

  • Typhoid Fever

    First vaccine discovered for Typhoid fever
  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • Alexander Fleming

    Alexander Fleming

    discovers penicillin
  • Salk

    Salk

    discovers Polio disease

  • WHO

    declares small pox eradicated

  • AZT

    AZT is used to combat AIDS

  • Steve Thomas

    Used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatments