Individuals Medicine Through Time

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ASCLEPIUS

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Greek God who supposedly healed people at an Asclepion- GREEK

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HIPPOCRATES

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Created the theory of the four humors and clinical observation- GREEK

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ALEXANDER THE GREAT

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Created the city of Alexandria where medical knowledge and universities where located- GREEK

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GALEN

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Discovered a lot about anatomy and created the theory of opposites-ROMAN

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VESALIUS

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Corrected Galen's mistakes and made many anatomical discoveries via public dissection- RENAISSANCE

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PARE

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A barber surgeon who discovered medical alternatives to address gun shot wounds and blood loss- RENAISSANCE

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HARVEY

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Corrected Galen's mistakes as well as made his own discoveries concerning circulation and proved that blood letting was impotent- RENAISSANCE

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JENNER

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Discovered that Smallpox can be prevented by Cowpox, consequently creating the first vaccination- 19th CENTURY

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CHADWICK

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Created a report on public health which is influential in the passing of the public health acts- 19th CENTURY

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SIMPSON

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Discovered that chloroform could send patients to sleep for surgery so no pain is felt- 19th CENTURY

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SNOW

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Discovered that cholera was passed by water before the discovery of germs- 19th CENTURY

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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE

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Treated war victims and improved the conditions of war hospitals and the training of nurses- 19th CENTURY

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MARY SEACOLE

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Treated both sides on the front line, nursing and performing operations- 19th CENTURY

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PASTEUR

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Created germ theory and both explained Jenner's vaccination and created his own for many diseases- 19th CENTURY

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KOCH

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Finds a way of staining bacteria and identifying the disease causing germ- 19th CENTURY

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LISTER

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Is the first to use penicillin to treat patients but doesn't take it any further. He also discovers that carbolic acid can be used to reduce infection thus creating the first antiseptic- 19th CENTURY

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HALSTEAD

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Suggests the use of rubber gloves during surgery- 19th CENTURY

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FLOREY AND CHAIN

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Makes penicillin usable to treat human disease and eventually mass predicable for use in war- 20th CENTURY

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FLEMING

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First documents penicillin and uses it on patients- 20th CENTURY

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DOMAGK

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Developed a magic bullet for blood poisoning but it also attacked the liver and kidneys so was only used as a last resort- 20th CENTURY

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EHRLICH

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First to find a chemical compound- magic bullet- to treat a disease- Syphilis- 20th CENTURY

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LANDSTEINER

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Discovered blood groups making blood transfusion viable, combating the problem of blood loss in surgery- 20th CENTURY

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RONTGEN

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Discovered x-rays for medical purpose- 19th CENTURY