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Period: Jan 2, 1535 to
Early advances in medicine and anatomy
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Jan 1, 1538
Human Anatomy
Andreas Vesalius performs disections on human corpses which revealed detailed information on human anatomy and dispelled early incorrect beliefs. -
Circulatory System
William Harvey finds that blood circulates through the body and is pumped by the heart. -
Anesthesia
Nitrous oxide and other chemical compounds are used as anesthesia allowing operations to be performed with less pain. -
Germ Theory and Microbes
Louis Pasteur discovered that certain microbial organisms are responsible for diseases. -
X-Rays
Accidentaly discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen when experimenting with cathodes. revolutionized medicine. -
Blood Groups
Blood types are discovered and classified, allowing for safe blood transfusions. -
Vitamins
Revelation that some diseases are caused by lack of some nutrients by Fredrick Hopkins. -
Pencillin
Discovery of pencillin by Alexander Flemming leads to the isolation of the compound and use as an antibiotic. -
Sulfa
Gerhard Domagk discovers that the use of Sulfa can combat infections. -
HIV
Human retrovirus known as human immunodeficiency virus is dicovered to cause AIDS by Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier.
