Medicine timeline

By JThing

  • James Lind cures scurvy.

    James Lind cures scurvy.
    James Lind discovers that citrus prevents scury.

  • Vaccination of smallpox is discovered

    Vaccination of smallpox is discovered
    Edward Jenner discovers a smallpox vaccination.

  • Anaesthetic was first used

    Anaesthetic was first used
    The first painless surgery was performed due to anaesthetic.

  • Cholera

    Cholera
    The first vaccine for cholera was used. This vaccine save lives mainly on the African continent.

  • Asprin

    Asprin
    Asprin was invented in Germany by Felix Hoffmann.

  • Alztheimers Disease

    Alztheimers Disease
    Alois Alztheimer discovers the first case and it is later named Alztheimer's Disease

  • Penicillin

    Penicillin
    Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin before World War 2 and is used to save many soldiers' lives on D-Day.

  • Polio

    Polio
    Jonas Salk uses the first polio vaccine.

  • Measles

    Measles
    A vaccine was discovered for measles. Measles once killed many people.

  • Face transplant

    Face transplant
    The first face translpant was performed in the world on a man that was injured in a shooting accident. The operatioin was performed by 30 Spanish doctors.