Primitive/Ancient Times
Illness was believed to be caused by this:
evil spirits, supernatural
Who keep the first medical records?
Egyptians
What is the focus of the dark ages?
religion
Able to see microorganisms with his invention.
Van Leeuvenhoek
Having a virtual appointment with your doctor.
Telehealth
Who treated illness in prmitive times?
Priests, medicine men
What was the first know surgery? Who performed it?
cataract surgery/Hindu
What caused the first pandemic in 542AD? What was it called when it returned to Europe in 1347?
bubonic plague/The Black Death
Discovered a process to kill bacteria in milk
Louis Pasteur
Specializing in working with the older poplulation.
Geriatrics
What medication is from the poppy plant? What does it treat?
Opium/pain
Who designed the first public sewer system and clean water aqueducts to slow the spread of disease?
Romans
A ______________is a greater number of infectious disease in a population.
Epidemic
Discovered that infection was spread by doctors and decreased with handwashing and cleaning instruments.
Joseph Lister
Person who studies infectious disease and prevention of their spread.
Epidemiologists
What 2 things did/do the Chinese use to treat illness?
medicinal herbs and acupunture
Who was the Father of Medicine who developed a code of conduct for physicians?
Hippocrates
Who used animal guts for the first sutures?
Rhazes
Discovered the first antibiotic to kill bacterial infections.
Alexander Fleming
Ways to save money.
Cost Containment
Who is considered the first physician?
Imhotep
Who believed that illness was caused by the imbalance of 4 fluids in the body?
Galen
What period followed the Middle Ages and is known as the age of enlightment?
Renaissance
Discovered the polio vaccine.
Jonas Salk
Clinical research should be based on this?
Scientific method