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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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754
The first pharmacy was established in Baghdad
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900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between small pox and measles -
1231
A set of laws concerning medical education standards and licensure were promulgated.
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1300
Islamic hospitals; health care for the sick
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1315
Mondino de Luzzi
Conducted a public dissection for his students and spectators. -
Period: Jan 1, 1501 to
Renaissance
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1503
Human anatomical studies allowed
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William Harvey
First person to accurately describe the function of the heart and the circulation of blood around the body. -
Reflective microscope discovered
Robert Hooke -
Bacteria is described
Antonie van Leewenhoek -
Francis Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas.
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Edward Jenner
Discovered 1st vaccination -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Discovery of pathogens
Robert Koch -
Importance of hand washing shown
Ignaz Semmelweis -
John Snow
Stops outbreak of cholera -
Discovery of radioactive science
Marie Curie -
Period: to
Modern World
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Discovery of organ transplants, x-rays, MRI, and CAT scans
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Alexander Fleming
Discovered penicillin -
Polio vaccine discovered
Salk -
WHO declares smallpox eradicated
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AZT is used to combat AIDS
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Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas
Used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment -
Completion of the Human Genome Project
Identified a complete set of DNA, allows for new and completly individualized medications and treatments. -
Gardasil, a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved by the FDA.
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Discovery of human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells
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Anti-smoking laws limit public smoking.
