Ancient Times
Who treated illnesses?
Priests and Medicine Man
What was the average life span during the Middle Ages and Renaissance?
40 Years
What did Louis Pasteur Discover?
Pasteurization
What did Alexander Fleming Discover?
Penicillin
During the time of the Ancient Egyptians and Babylonians, what was the average lifespan?
What contributions did Aristotle Make?
Anatomy
When the bubonic plague struck a second time, how much of the European population died as a result?
Over one-third
Who administered the first vaccine?
Edward Jenner
Who administered the first vaccination?
Edward Jenner
What contributions did Aristotle Make?
Anatomy
Who was the father of medicine? What contributions did he make?
Hippocrates, he observed and took notes
What contribution did Andreas Vesalius make?
First human anatomy book
Who developed medical asepsis?
Joseph Lister
Who fully described the digestive system?
William Beaumont
Who was believed to be the first physicians?
IMHOTEP
What was the bubonic plague?
Infections that spread through fleas and rats
What did medical researchers in the Renaissance period do that propelled the Medical field?
Stole corpses and dissected them
Who explained white blood cells protect humans from diseases?
Elie Metchnikoff
Who developed the x-ray machine
Willhelm von Roentgen
What Advances did the Muslim Arab Empire create?
Pharmacology
What positive contributions did the ancient Romans make?
Drainage systems and public hospitals
What contribution did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek make? What did he discover?
Microscope, Red blood cells
Who described the digestive system.
William Beaumont
James Watson and Francis Crick
What was forbidden during the Dark Ages?
Study of medicine