Important Figures
Who is considered the “Father of Medicine”?
Answer: Hippocrates
Who is Hippocrates
Who invented the X-ray in 1895?
Wilhelm Roentgen
Which ancient civilization first kept health records?
Who are the ancient Egyptians
What did Edward Jenner develop in 1796?
The smallpox vaccine
Which ancient civilization believed illness was caused by demons?
The Ancient Chinese
Who discovered penicillin in 1928?
Who is Alexander Fleming
What device was invented in the 1800s to listen to the heart and lungs?
What is the stethoscope
Which civilization developed aqueducts and sanitation systems?
Who are the Romans
What term describes measures like sanitation, clean water, and disease prevention?
Public Health
What was used in the Dark Ages to “treat” illness by driving out evil spirits?
Prayer and Exorcism
Which nurse is known as the founder of modern nursing? She invented the first nursing school.
Who is Florence Nightingale
What discovery proved microorganisms cause disease?
What is Germ Theory (Louis Pasteur)
Which time period is known as the “rebirth of science and medicine”?
What is the Renaissance
What major achievement reduced death rates in wars due to improved hygiene and nursing care?
Florence Nightingale's reforms
What early practice involved cutting the skull open to release evil spirits?
Trepanation
Who discovered the structure of DNA in 1953?
Who is James Watson & Francis Crick
Which medical practice uses chemicals to treat diseases like cancer?
What is Chemotherapy
Which century saw the discovery of vaccines and the development of nursing?
What is the 19th Century
Which disease was eradicated worldwide by 1980 through vaccination?
Smallpox
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
An ethical code for physicians still used today
Who developed a vaccine for polio in the 1950s?
Who is Jonas Salk
What invention in the 1600s allowed scientists to view microorganisms?
What is the microscope
Which century brought DNA research, organ transplants, and test tube babies?
What is the 20th century
What 20th-century discovery allowed doctors to treat bacterial infections effectively?
Antibiotics (penicillin)
Which 21st-century medical advancement allows doctors to repair or replace damaged genes?
Gene Therapy