The History of Medicine

By michalacliffton12
  • Period: 100 to

    The History of Medicine

  • 200

    Galen

    galen; tracheotomy
  • Period: 200 to Jan 1, 1570

    Middle Ages

  • Sep 9, 1300

    Islamic Hospitals

    islamic hospitals; healthcare for the sick
  • Sep 9, 1400

    woman tries to practice medicine

    Frenchwomen Jacoba Felcie tries to practice medicine but is denied
  • Period: Jan 1, 1570 to

    Renaissance

  • scientific method

    use of scientific method begins
  • Reflective microscope

    Reflective microscope

    Robert Hooke- reflective microscope
  • bacteria

    bacteria

    Antonie wan Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria
  • discovery of plague fleas

    discovery of plague fleas

    Francis Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas
  • Period: to

    Industrial Revolution

  • first vaccination discovered

    edward jenner discoverend the first vaccination

  • microbiology

    Louis Pasteur (microbiology)- pasteurization of milk

  • medical asepsis

    Joseph Lister- practice of medical asepsis

  • discovery of pathogens

    Robert Kock- discovery of pathogens

  • IMPORTANCE of hand washing

    Ignaz Semmelweis shows importance of hand washing

  • end of cholera outbreak

    John Snow stops outbreak of cholera

  • discovery of radioactivity

    Marie Curie discovers science of radioactivity

  • butonic plague hits San Francisco

    butonic plague hits San Francisco
  • Period: to

    Modern World

  • discovery of penicillin

    Alexander Fleming discovered dpenicillin

  • First HMO insurance

    first HMO insurance

  • discovery of polio vaccine

    Salk discovers polio vaccine

  • WHO declares smallpox eradicated

    WHO declares smallpox eradicated

  • managed health care

    managed health care; growth in uninsured

  • AZT is used to combat AIDS

    AZT is used to combat AIDS
  • use of maggots for infectious wound treatment

    use of maggots for infectious wound treatment

    Steve Thomas used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment
  • Barbers/Surgeons

    Barbers/Surgeons

    barber-surgeons cut hair, performed surgery; barber pole symbol popularization

  • difference between small pox and measels

    Rhazes discovered difference between small pox and measels