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500
Cleaning wounds
wine and vinegar were used as methods to clean infectious wounds -
500
Hippocrates
discovered the four humors (blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm) -
Period: 500 to 1300
Middle Ages
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700
Herbs
used medicinally to treat headaches and other pains -
900
Rhazes
Discovered the difference between measles and smallpox -
1280
Glasses
Allowed for long-sided people to be aided in sight -
Period: 1301 to
The Renaissance
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1346
Quaratine
separation of patients to prevent the spread of disease -
1519
Leonardo Da Vinci
dissected bodies and made detailed drawing of the anatomy of the human body -
Compound Microscope
Allowed for high magnification of bacteria, cells, and other organisms -
William Harvey
confirmed the circulation of blood throughout the body -
Reflective Microscope
Allowed for the study of microorganisms, such as, bacteria -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner
discovered the vaccine for cowpox and smallpox -
René Laennec
Invented the stethoscope, allowed for clearer sound of heart beats -
Louis Pasteur
invented pasteurization, destroyed bacteria in beverages -
Anesthesia
the first successful anesthesia surgery, allowed for growth in anesthesia -
X-Ray
shows the place and condition of bones -
Period: to
Modern World
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Peyton Rous
discovered that a virus can cause a malignant tumour -
Penicillin
helps treat bacterial infections -
Chemotherapy
a way of treating cancer -
Ultrasound
allowed for clear images of baby -
Raymond Damadian
invented the first MR body scanner, allows for visual images of the whole body -
Human Genome
discovery of what our 23,000 genes do -
Period: to
21st Century
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Isabelle Dinoire
the first person to get a partial facial transplant, allows for patients to graft new skin to eliminate the destroyed skin tissue -
Gardasil
first FDA approved HPV vaccine, it protects against 2 types of HPV -
Artificial liver and kidney
allows for more avaibility of liver and kidney transplants -
HIV Vaccine Trials
this allows for the experimental treatment of patients with HIV to potentially lead to a cure
