People
Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
(in a.d. 543 and 568) killed the majority of the people in Europe and led to breakdown in Western civilization.
Bubonic or Black Plague
Life span was only 20–35 years
Ancient Times
What stopped Diabetes from being a fatal disease
Insulin was extracted and tested for the treatment of diabetes
developed the germ theory
Louis Pasteur (1822–1895)
blood circulates throughout the body within a continuous network of vessels
William Harvey
opened the first nursing school in the United States in 1860.
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)
Quinine imported from Peru as a cure for malaria.
17th Century
What impact did pasteurization, vaccination, asepsis, and sanitation have on healthcare?
Life expectancy increased from 47 years in 1900 to 70 years in 1950 due primarily to preventive, not curative, measures.
Applied the germ theory to his surgical practice by reasoning that microorganisms could also fall into open surgical wounds.
Lord Joseph Lister, MD
invented the microscope
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Techniques for measuring blood pressure and temperature were developed.
18th Century
discovered blood groups
Karl Landsteiner
demonstrated that vaccination with cowpox provides immunity to smallpox.
Edward Jenner (1749–1823)
Emphasis moved from individual organs to the identification of more specific tissues. For example, inflammation of the heart was now stated as endocarditis, pericarditis, or myocarditis (inflammation of one of the three layers of the heart).
19th Century
first woman MD in the United States.
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821–1910)
The invention of gunpowder resulted in numerous gunshot wounds during frequent wars.
Renaissance (1350–1650)