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People believed that disease & illness were caused by supernatural spirits & demons

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Ancient Times

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Treatment involved eliminating evil spirits

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Ancient Times

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Exploring the body was limited because most religions did not allow the dissection of the human body; animals were used to explore the body

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Ancient Times

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Religion played a crucial role in the health care,
Disease & illness were punishments from god

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Ancient Times

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First people to keep accurate health records

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Ancient Egyptians

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Physicians were priests who studied medicine & surgery in temple medical schools

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Ancient Egyptians

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Many people could not read so knowledge was limited to few
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Used magic & medicinal plants to treat disease

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Ancient Egyptians

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-Religious prohibitions against dissection resulted in inadequate knowledge of body structure
-Believed in the need to treat the whole body by curing the spirit & nourishing the body

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Ancient Chinese

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Began the research for medical reasons for illness

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Ancient Chinese

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Monitored pulse to determine the condition of the body

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Ancient Chinese

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Recorded a pharmacopoeia (an official drug directory) of medications based mainly on the use of herbs

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Ancient Chinese

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Began modern medical science by observing the human body & effects of disease (Hippocrates)

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Ancient Greeks

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Believed illness is a result of natural causes

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Ancient Greeks

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Stressed diet & cleanliness as ways to prevent disease

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Ancient Greeks

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Greek physician known as the “Father of Medicine”

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Hippocrates

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Believed that illness & disease had rational & physical explanations, which led medicine in a more accurate direction

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Hippocrates

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First to accurately describe symptoms of pneumonia and epilepsy in children

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Hippocrates

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Encouraged the use of a good diet, fresh air, cleanliness, & exercise to help the body heal itself

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Hippocrates

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Founded a medical school in Cos, Greece

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Hippocrates

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First to organize medical care for injured soldiers

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Ancient Romans

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Public health & sanitations systems began
-Created aqueducts to carry clean water to the cities
-Built sewers to carry waste materials away from the city
-Drained marshes to reduce incidences of malaria

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Ancient Romans

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Early hospitals developed when physicians cared for ill people in rooms of their own homes

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Ancient Romans

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Fall of the Roman Empire stopped the study of medicine

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The Dark Ages

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Monks & priests stressed prayer to treat illness & disease

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The Dark Ages

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Fall of the Roman Empire stopped the study of medicine

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The Dark Ages

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Epidemics broke out (smallpox, dysentery, typhus, & the plague)

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The Dark Ages

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Bubonic plague

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Black Death”

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Bubonic plague- “Black Death”

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Middle Ages

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Arabs began to require that physicians pass examinations to obtain licenses

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Middle Ages

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Physicians began to obtain knowledge at medical universities in the 9th century

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Middle Ages

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Major diseases- smallpox, diphtheria, tuberculosis, typhoid, malaria

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Middle Ages

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“Rebirth of the science of medicine”

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The Renaissance

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New discoveries were made due to the dissection of the human body being accepted & allowed

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The Renaissance

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Artists like Michelangelo & Leonardo da Vinci were able to accurately draw the human body

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The Renaissance

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Development of the printing press led to the publication of medical books that were used by students at medical universities
-Knowledge spread more rapidly & physicians became more educated

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The Renaissance

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Start of drug stores/ pharmacies (apothecaries)

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The 16th & 17th Centuries

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First successful blood transfusion was performed on animals in England

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The 16th & 17th Centuries

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described the circulation of blood

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William Harvey

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described the tympanic membrane in the ear and the fallopian tubes in the female reproductive system

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Gabriel Fallopius

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identified the tube between the ear & the throat

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Bartolomeo Eustachio

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built a microscope that increased magnification

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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First thermometer was created by

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Gabriel Fahrenheit

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stablished scientific surgical procedures & introduced tube feedings

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John Hunter

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created the bifocals for eyeglasses

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Benjamin Franklin

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performed the first successful Cesarean section in 1794

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Dr. Jesse Bennett

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developed a vaccination for smallpox in 1796

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Edward Jenner

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Also known as the “Industrial Revolution”

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The 19th Century

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Infection control was a major development

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The 19th Century

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Physicians began to associate microorganisms with disease
-Women became active participants in health care

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The 19th Century

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invented the stethoscope in 1816

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Rene Laennec

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started one of the first training programs for nurses in Germany (provided training for Florence Nightingale)

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Theodor Fliedner

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Founder of modern nursing!!

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Florence Nightingale

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Fought for the reform of military hospitals & for improved medical care

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Florence Nightingale

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Used statistics to prove that the number of deaths deceased with improved sanitary conditions

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Florence Nightingale

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Founded the Nightingale Training School for Nurses

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Florence Nightingale

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Founder of the American Red Cross

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Clara Barton

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Campaigned for the Treaty of Geneva until it was ratified in 1881

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Clara Barton

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Volunteered to provide aid to wounded soldiers during the American Civil War

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Clara Barton

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X-ray was used to view the human body

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The 20th Century

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Vaccines, insulin, and antibiotics were developed

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The 20th Century

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Causes of many diseases were identified

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The 20th Century

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Health care plans were developed to help with the costs and standards were created to make sure all people have access to quality health care

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The 20th Century

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Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by

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Sir Alexander Fleming

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described the structure of DNA and how it carries genetic information in 1950

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Francis Crick & James Watson

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Famous for his landmark surgeries to separate conjoined twins

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Benjamin Carson

66
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Completion of the Human Genome Project by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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The 21st Century

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Robotic surgery

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The 21st Century

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3-D printing of surgical implants & joints (decreases cost & increases availability)

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The 21st Century

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Nanotechnology

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The 21st Century

70
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Implanted insulin pumps

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The 21st Century

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