Medical Events

Eqyptians

300

Egyptians were the earliest to keep accuret records, identified specific disease, used medicin to heal, splinted. Goes to 500.

Greeks began the study of disease

400

Hippocrates wrote the code of ethnics, "the father of Medicine."

Dark and Middle Ages

400

400-1400 used herbal medicine.

Greeks

400

B.C. Began the study of disease

First school

Jan 1, 1000

The first school of medicine established in Salerno, Italy.

First strict measures

Oct 3, 1200

First strict measures for control of public hygiene instituded.

First dissection

Oct 3, 1300

The first dissection of a human corpes.

The renaissance

Jan 1, 1400

The renaissance 1400-1650 , medical schools were built.

First recored regulations

Oct 3, 1400

First recorded regulations for midwives.

First scientific study

Oct 3, 1500

First scientific study of human anatomy published.

Blood circulation

Oct 3, 1600

Blood circulation first decribed BACTERIA DISCOVERED.

First Law requiring liccenced practitioners.

Oct 3, 1700

First Law requiring liccenced practitioners.

Developed vaccine for smallpox

Oct 3, 1796

Edward Jenner developed a vacine for smallpox in 1796

First woman to qualify as a doctor.

Jan 1, 1849

Elizabeth Blackwell Became the first woman to qualify as a doctor in the U.S.

Robert Koch

Oct 7, 1876

Discovered many disease-causing organisms.

Found the American Red Cross

Oct 3, 1881

Clara Barton found the American Red Cross in 1881

Clara Barton

Oct 7, 1881

Established the American Red Cross.

Descovered X-Rays

Jan 1, 1895

Willhelm Roentgen descovered x-rays.

Isolated radium

Oct 3, 1910

Marie Curie isolated radium in 1920

The Influenza epidemic

Oct 4, 1918

Decovered penicilline

Oct 3, 1928

Sir Alexander Flemming discovered penicillin in 1928

Developed the polio vaccine

Oct 3, 1952

Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine in 1952

Lois Brown

Oct 7, 1978

First test tube baby.

Aids

Oct 7, 1985

Offical discovery, in 1982 labeled aids.