Ancient Times
This civilization from WAY BACK promoted cleanliness to avoid poor health
Who are the ancient Chinese?
This practice was banned and largely looked down upon, preventing medical doctors from having a better understanding the human body.
What is human dissection/ anatomy?
This invention forever changed the ability for information to be distributed to populations and improved education for all of humanity.
What is the printing press?
With an oath named after him, this Greek philosopher and scientist focused on treating patients ethically.
Who is Hippocrates?
This theory, which stated that the human body was composed of 4 fluids, led to insane practices like bloodletting that remaine in place for nearly 1,000 years?
What is the Theory of the Humors?
Known as the God of Medicine, he described over 200 different diseases and even began using simple surgeries to help patients.
Who is Imhotep?
This amazing visionary and intellectual giant made incredible anatomical illustrations, contributed to current medical practice, and even dissected bodies in secret.
Who is Leonardo Da Vinci?
Jenner coined the term "vaccination" through his work to prevent this disease from harming individuals in England in the late 18th century.
What is smallpox?
She pioneered the nursing profession and taught that sanitation and nutrition were very important for patient health.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
Trepanning is the very ill-advised antiquated medical practice of what?
Which ancient civilization took a rational and nature-focused approach to healing and promoted ethics in medical practice?
Who are the ancient Greeks?
These factors led to the "Dark Ages" when much of medical and scientific practice was halted.
-The Roman empire collapsed
-Religious persecution
-Widespread poverty and disease
Dr. Alexander Fleming famously observed that certain strains of Penicillium mold would kill bacteria that are harmful to humans. In what year did he make this discovery?
When is 1928?
Known as the "Father of Modern Epidemiology", this historical figure eliminated a cholera outbreak in London using contact tracing data.
Who is John Snow?
Physicians and surgeons used to routinely skip this very obvious step taken to prevent the spread of disease from patient to patient.
What is disinfection/ cleaning/ sterilization?
Name two contributions that the ancient Romans provided their citizens to promote healthy living conditions.
What are:
-Aqueducts
-Sewers
-Trash removal
Around when did most of Western Europe finally have institutions of higher learning to promote medical knowledge?
What is approximately 1400? (Italy had schools as early as 1200)
This famous Frenchman not only discovered a way to keep food and drug sera safe for human consumption, but he also developed vaccines for rabies and cholera.
Who is Lois Pasteur?
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
Rather than use science and medication or surgery, this mostly ineffective practice was routinely used to treat patients before an established method of observation and conclusion was known.
What is prayer/ spiritual healing?
Physicians in this empire made advances in diseases, epilepsy surgery, and many other aspects of medicine during the 10th-14th centuries.
What is the Islamic Empire?
There were two types of "plague" that caused the Black Death. What were those two types of plague?
What are bubonic and pneumonic plague?
What is linking microorganisms (like bacteria) to disease?
One of the earliest and most important African American influences in the medical profession, this individual developed a blood storage method that is still used to save lives today.
Who is Dr. Richard Drew?
Spallanzani refuted this theory that was widely believed to be true before knowledge of the microscopic world was widely known.
What is the theory of spontaneous generation?