People
Discovered penicillin in 1928
Who is Sir Alexander Fleming
Who was the first to write medical records?
Egyptians
Who was the first woman to become a doctor in the U.S.?
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell
Another name for elderly?
What is Geriatric
Chiropractic care, hypnotists and naturopaths are considered what kind of therapy?
What is Alternative Therapies?
Invented the microscope in 1666
Who is Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Which civilization developed sewers for clean water and sanitation?
Who are the Romans.
Who used antiseptics to prevent infection in surgery?
Who is Joseph Lister
2 ways to promote physical wellness?
What are diet and exercise
What is the practice of treating the whole body?
What is Holistic Health Care
Began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria
Who is Louis Pasteur
Who used therapies such as massage, art and herbal treatments?
The ancient Greeks
Who developed polio vaccine in 1952?
Who is Jonas Salk
What is the law for nurse assistants?
What organization is in charge of pandemics?
Who is WHO
The Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
The "Rebirth of science and medicine"
What is the Renaissance
Who discovered X-rays in 1895?
Who is Wilhelm Roentgen
What is the practice called for video visits?
What is telemedicine
Name 2 ancient methods we still use today.
What is morphine, acupuncture, leeches...
Founder of modern nursing
Florence Nightingale
What pandemic killed 3/4 of the population in the Middle Ages?
What is the Bubonic plague
Where was the first artificial heart transplant?
Where is Louisville, KY
What is a nationwide outbreak of disease called?
What is a pandemic
Name 3 virus that can cause a pandemic.
What is Covid, SARS, Ebola, Monkey pox, bird flu....