Medical Milestones Chapter 1 Health Science

Dissection of the body began to allow better understanding of anatomy and physiology

The Renaissance

First mercury thermometer invented

1714

American Red Cross established

1881

Tribal doctors treated illness by performing exorcisms

Primitive Times

Polio vaccine developed

1952

Apothecaries made and sold medications

16th and 17th centuries

“Dolly” the sheep was cloned

1997

Structure of DNA described

1953

Hippocratic Oath written

Ancient Times

First successful blood transfusion performed

1818

AIDS identified as a disease

1981

Monks and priests provided custodial care for ill

Dark Ages

Gene therapy initated

1990

Public health and sanitation systems created

idk

Smallpox vaccine developed

1796

First “test tube” baby born

1978

Bubonic plague killed 3/4 of Europe and Asia’s population

Middle Ages

Disfectants and antiseptics used during surgery

1865

X-rays discovered and developed

1895

CAT scan introduced

1975

First successful heart transplant preformed

1968

HIV discovered as the virus that causes AIDS

1984