History of Medicine Flashcards

Flashcards covering key figures and events in the history of medicine.

Marie Curie

Isolated radium in 1910

Edward Jenner

Developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796

William Harvey

Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart

Romans

Began public health + sanitation system

Hippocrates

Father of medicine

Wilhem Roentgen

Discovered x-rays in 1895

Sir Alexander Fleming

Discovered penicillin in 1928

Leonardo da Vinci

Artist who used dissection to draw the human body

Dark Ages

Emphasis was placed on saving the soul and study of medicine was prohibited

Clara Barton

Founded the American Red Cross

Egyptians

Earliest people known to maintain accurate health records

Louis Pasteur

Began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria

Chinese

Used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestion

Robert Koch

Developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens

Florence Nightingale

Founder of modern nursing

Joseph Lister

Began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery

Gabriel Fahrenheit

Created the first mercury thermometer

Jonas Salk

Developed the polio vaccine in 1952

Rhazes

Arab physician who began the use of animal gut for suture material

Gregory Mendel

Established the principles of heredity