Medical Investigations 1 By JaelynW 200 Galen, tracheotomy Period: 500 to Jan 20, 2015 The History of Medicine Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500 The Middle Ages Jan 1, 1300 islamic hospitals healthcare for the sick Period: Jan 1, 1300 to Dec 31, 1700 Renaissance Jan 1, 1347 The Black Plague Jan 1, 1400 Frenchwoman Jacoba Felicie tries to practice medicine but is denied Jan 1, 1600 Use of scientific method begins Jan 1, 1600 Printing press allows for publication of discoveries Jan 1, 1665 Robert Hooke- reflective microscope Jan 1, 1673 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria Jan 1, 1700 Francis Bacon uses a microscope to discover plague fleas Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Dec 31, 1900 Industrial Revolution Jan 1, 1796 Edward Jenner discovered 1st vaccination Jan 1, 1827 Joseph Lister- practice of medical asepsis Jan 1, 1843 Robert Koch- dicovery of pathogens Jan 1, 1897 Marie Curie discovers science of radioactivity Jan 1, 1900 Bubonic Plague hits San Fransicsco Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Jan 31, 2015 Modern World Jan 1, 1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicilin Jan 1, 1952 Salk discovers polio vaccine Jan 1, 1980 Managed healthcare growth in uninsured Jan 1, 1980 WHO declares smallpox eradicated Jan 1, 1981 AZT is used to combat AIDS Mar 2, 2022 Rhazes discovered differneces between smallpox and measels