medical investigations 1 By jadeburroughs Period: 500 to Jan 20, 2015 The history of medicine Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500 The Middle Ages Jan 26, 1030 One of the most important medical books of its time was written by the physician Avicenna Jan 1, 1300 Islamic hospitals; health care for sick Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1700 The Renaissance Jan 27, 1347 an outbreak of Bubonic plague broke out in Istanbul Jan 27, 1494 Syphilis was first recorded in Europe when an epidemic broke out among french troops. Jan 27, 1543 Andreas Vesalius published an exquistely illustrated anatomy text. He presented the first largely accurate description of the human body. Jan 27, 1550 Techniques like tying off arteries to prevent bleeding to death was developed by Ambrose Par`e Jan 27, 1628 William Harvey published his new theory that the heart acts as a muscular pump which circulates blood around the body in the blood vessels Jan 27, 1661 Italian scientist Marcello Malpighi identified capillaries which finally showed the link between arteries and veins Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Dec 31, 1900 The Industrial Revolution Jan 27, 1799 Surgery was greatly improved by the discovery of Anestetics. Jan 27, 1840 The discovery of the anaesthetics ether, chloroform and cocaine allowed surgeons to take more time and care over operations Jan 26, 1850 Joseph Lister- practice of medical asepsis Jan 22, 1854 John Snow stops outbreak of Cholera Jan 27, 1895 X-rays were discovered by the German Physicist Wilhelm Roentgen Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Jan 20, 2015 The Modern World Jan 27, 1901 Different human blood types were discovered by Karl Landsteiner Jan 22, 1935 Alexander Fleming discovers Pencillin Jan 27, 1977 The last case of naturally-transmitted smallpox was reported in Africa Jan 27, 1985 A surgical robot was created by Dr Yik San Kwoh Jan 27, 1992 The first vaccine developed for Hepatitis A. Mar 2, 2022 Rhazes discovered the difference between smallpox and measles. Mar 2, 2022 Large hospitals were involved in the training and licensing of doctors and pharmacists.
