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author of “The fabric of the Human Body”

Andreas Vesalius

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The date of Vesalius’ book

1543

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Author of “works on surgery”

Ambroise Pare

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The date Pare wrote his book

1575

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The author of “on the motion of the heart…”

William Harvey

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Date of Harvey’s book

1628

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Person who discovered the smallpox vaccine (1st vaccination)

Edward Jenner

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When did Jenner discover the 1st vaccine

1798

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Author of “germ theory”

Louis Pasteur

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The date Pasteur wrote his book

1861

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Person who found germs which casue Anthrax

Robert Koch

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When were the germs which casue Anthrax discovered

1878

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Person who first used chloroform

James Simpson

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When was Chloroform first used

1847

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Who first used carbolic spray

Joseph Lister

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When was carbolic spray first used

1865

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The person who wrote two books on nursing and hospitals

Florence Nightingale

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When was “notes on nursing” written

1860

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When was “notes on hospitals” written

1863

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Person who discovered penicillin

Alexander Fleming

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When was penicillin discovered

1928

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Who proved cholera was in the water

John Snow

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When was cholera proven to be in the water

1854

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When was the great stink

1858

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Who acted on the great stink

Parliament

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When was the first public health act

1848

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What was the first public health act

Not compulsory

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When was the second public health act

1875

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What was the second public health act

Compulsory

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Who pushed the NHS through

Nye Bevan

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When is the NHS pushed through

1948

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Who is given funding for penicillin

Florey and Chain

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What date was the funding for penicillin given out

1939

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Who publish their findings on DNA

Watson and Crick

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When did the findings on DNA get published

1953

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When did Edwin Chadwick write the “Chadwick Report”

1842

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Who did the first successful heart transplant

Christiaan Barnard

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When was the first successful heart transplant

1967

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Who invented the xray

Wilhelm Röntgen

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When was the X-ray invented

1895

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41

Who isolates Radium and Polonium

Marie Curie

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Who invents the mobile xray during WW1

Marie Curie

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when did Marie Curie win her two Nobel prizes

1903 and 1911

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Who created Salvarsan 606

Paul Ehrlich

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When is Salvarsan 606 created

1910

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