People of medical history
Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
discovered and used insulin to treat diabetes.
Banting and Best
developed and used humane treatment for mental illness
Dr. Philipe Pinel
Infection of the lungs
Tuberculosis
autoimmune disease
illness that causes the body’s immune system to attack itself; a defective immune system
Who developed the smallpox medicine
Edward Jenner
discovered penicillin in 1928.
Alexander Fleming
Developed the technology for MRI and CT machines in 1975
Godfrey Hounsfield
viral disease that can cause scarring and death.
Smallpox
Rheumatoid Arthritis
illness in which the body’s immune system incorrectly attacks the body’s connective tissue (joints, blood cells, etc..) causing inflammation and pain
Founder of modern chemistery
Robert Boyle
Discovered the importance of handwashing
developed the polio vaccine
Jonas Salk
What causes a tumor
Cancer
Caused by a bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics
MRSA
Who is considered the father of microbiology
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
discovered the fallopian tubes in the female and the tympanic membrane in the ear
Gabriel Fallopius
developed the practice of nursing and opened the first school of nursing in 1860
Florence Nightngale
Weakness, numbness, tingling on one side of the body
Stroke
a virus that gradually destroys the immune system; causes the patient to be unable to fight off illness.
HIV
Who proved microorganisms cause disease, used methods to kill bacteria
Louis Pasteur
discovered the element oxygen in 1774
Joseph Priestley
invented the stethoscope in 1816
Rene Laennac
Inflammation of the Liver
Hepatitis
caused by smoking. Causes the alveoli to become less elastic, leading to lower oxygen intake
Emphysema