Medical History

By madisonschafer
  • Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500

    middle ages

  • 754

    the first pharmacies was established in Baghdad

  • Rhazes
    900

    Rhazes

    discovered the difference between smallpox and measles.
  • Islamic hospitals; health care for the sick
    1300

    Islamic hospitals; health care for the sick

  • 1305

    eye glasses were invented

  • Jocoba felicie
    1400

    Jocoba felicie

    she attempted to practice medicine but they denied her.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1501 to

    Renaissance

  • 1514

    Leonardo da vinci dissected human bodies and made detailed drawings.

  • people began to use the scientific meathod

  • human anatomical studies allowed.

  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

    Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

    describes what bacteria is.
  • Francis bacon

    Francis bacon

    he used a microscope to discover plague fleas.

  • Rene Laennec

    invented the stethoscope.
  • Edward jenner

    Edward jenner

    discovers the first vaccine
  • Period: to

    Industrial revolution

  • Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-ray

    Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-ray

  • ignaz semmelweis shows importance of washing your hands

  • john snow stops the out break of cholera

  • Period: to

    modern world

  • Insulin first used to treat diabetes.

  • First vaccine developed for diphtneria

  • Alexander Felming

    Alexander Felming

    discovers penicillin
  • John hopps

    John hopps

    invented the first cardiac pacemaker

  • AZT is used to combat AIDS

  • first human genome released to public

    first human genome released to public

  • Period: to

    21st century

  • Steve Thomas

    He used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment.

  • find out heart, cancer risk with hormone replacement therapy

  • first vaccine to target a cause of cancer

  • surgeons were able to remove kidneys with only one small incision

    surgeons were able to remove kidneys with only one small incision