Antient Times
Dark Ages to Renaissance
16th-18th centuries
19th Century
20th Century
100

During primitive times diseases were caused by what?

Evil spirits and demons

100

What pandemic caused the death of 3/4 population of Europe & Asia?

The bubonic plague

100

Who was the first to describe the circulation of blood to and from the heart?

William Harvey

100

The stethoscope was invented by?

Rene Laennec

100

This person isolated radium and was convinced altering radiation could fight cancer?

Marie Curie

200

Who were the first people to record health records?

The Egyptians

200

What Arab physician used animal gut for suture material and described smallpox?

Rhazes (al-Razi)

200

Who invented the microscope?

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

200

What doctor encouraged physicians to wash their hands after performing autopsies before delivering babies?

Ignaz Semmelweis

200

Who discovered four different blood types?

Karl Landsteiner

300

Acupuncture and massage were methods used by what culture?

The Chinese

300

What period was known as the rebirth of medicine?

The Renaissance

300

Who invented bifocals for glasses?

Benjamin Franklin

300

Who was the first female physician in the United States?

Elizabeth Blackwell

300

Who is considered the father of psychanalysis?

Sigmund Freud

400

Who is considered the Father of Medicine?

Hippocrates

400

Who published the first anatomy book?

Andreas Vesalius

400

Who discovered vitamin C was the treatment for scurvy?

James Lind

400

She was considered the founder of modern nursing.

Florence Nightingale

400

They were awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery of the molecular structure of DNA.

Crick & Watson

500

Who built sewers to carry waste away from the city?

The Ancient Romans

500

Who promoted chemical remedies to treat disease?

Roger Bacon

500

Developed the vaccination for smallpox?

Edward Jener

500

Who discovered heating wine killed bacteria?

Louis Pasteur

500

This person developed the polio vaccine.

Jonas Salk

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