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Jan 1, 1000
First school of medicine established in Salerno, Italy
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Jan 1, 1200
First strict measures for control of public hygiene instituted by Greeks & Romans
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Jan 1, 1300
First dissection of the human corpse
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
The Renaissance
The rebirth of science. Stimulated medical practice. Began to scientifically study medicine. -
William Harvery described the circulation of blood & pumping of heart
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Anton Von Leeuwennoek invented the microscope
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Gabriel Farenheit reated the first mercury thermometer
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Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for smallpox
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Rene Laennec invented the stethoscope
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Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to qualify as a doctor; Mother of Nursing
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Jospeh Lister was the first doctor to use antiseptic during surgery
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Clara Barton established the American Red Cross
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Rabies vaccination discovered by Louis Pasteur
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Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-rays
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Radium/Radiology discovered by Marie Curie
Marie Curie discovered Radium/Radiology and ended up dying from it. -
Alexander Fleming discovered the antibiotic penacillin
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Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine
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First case of AIDS is discovered
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Birth Control pill introduced
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Christian Bernard performed the first heart transplant surgerey
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Great Britain intro-fertilization. "Test tube baby"
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AIDS is named
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Ronald Regan made first annoncement about AIDS disease
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Scientists clone a sheep for the first time
