Terms
generally a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population; May be restricted to one locale or may be global
What is an Epidemic?
outbreak of disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a high proportion of the population
What is a pandemic?
adult stem cells were used in treatment of disease, advanced cell technology announced it cloned a human embryo, human g approximately 25,000 genes in 2003, first face transplant was performed, Gardasil for cervical cancer and zostavax approved for FDA.
What is the 21st century?
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Who is the NCCAM
1200-200 BC began modern medical science, Hippocrates (Father of Medicine) created standards and ethics, Aristotle found that diet and cleanliness to prevent disease
Who are the Ancient Greeks?
an antigenic preparation used to produce active immunity to a disease to prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by any nature
What is a vaccine?
means of trying to control the rising cost of health care and achieving the maximum benefit for every dollar spent
What is cost containment?
further development of medical discoveries and treatments, humane treatment for mentally ill occurs, Florence Nightingale fol Red Cross was founded, Clara Barton founded first American Red Cross, Louis Pasteur created vaccine for rabies and pasteurization process, of heredity, X-rays discovered
What is the 19th century?
International organization that constantly monitors health problems throughout the world and takes steps pandemics
Who is the world health organization (WHO)
753 BC-410 AD first to organize medical care, began public health and sanitation systems, created aqueducts
Who are the Ancient Romans?
state of being in optimum health with a balanced relationship between physical, mental, and social health
What is wellness?
used both mainstream medical treatments and complementary and alternative health care
What is intigrative health care?
400-800AD -emphasis was placed on saving the soul and the study of medicine was prohibited, prayer and divine intervention v treat illness and disease medications were herbal mixtures
What are the dark ages?
National organization that provides research for development of treatment of disease.
Who is the national institutes of health? (NIH)
3000-300BC earliest people known to maintain accurate health records, believed body was a system of channels for air
Who are the Ancient Egyptians?
care of the elderly
What is geriatric care?
promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual wellbeing by treating the whole body, mind, and spirit
What is holistic health care?
historical period between roughly AD 500 and 1450 bubonic plague killed 3/4 of the population of Europe and Asia
What are the middle ages?
Ayurveda practitioners, Chinese medicine practitioners, chiropractors, homeopaths, hypnotist
What is CAM?
developed a vaccine for smallpox
Who is Edward Jenner?
methods of treatment that are used in place of biomedical therapies
What are alternative therapies?
involves the use of video, audio, and computer systems to provide medical and or health care services
What is telemedicine?
historical period between roughly 1350-1650 AD an influential cultural movement that brought about a period of scientific resurgence. the dawn of modern European history; Usually considered to have begun in the 14th century in Italy and the 16th century in northern Europe
What is the renaissance?
development of regulations regarding long term care and home health care.
What is OBRA (Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act)
Father of Medicine
Who is Hippocrates?