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15 Cards in this Set
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Aesculapius
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-"Son of Apollo", revered as "god" of medicine
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Hippocrates
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-Born in Greece, most famous of the ancient Greek physicians. Known as Father of Medicine, and is best remembered for the Hippocratic Oath
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Anton Van Leeuwenhock
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-After his discovery of the magnification process, he discovered the world of microorganisms
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Galen
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-A Greek physician who migrated to Rome in 162 A.D; said to have written 500+ treatises
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Andreas Vesalius
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-Belgian anatomist; known as the Father of Modern Anatomy
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John Hunter
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-English scientist known as the Founder of Scientific Surgery. He also experimented with tissue transfer
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Edward Jenner
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-"Immortal" of preventive medicine, made a vaccine for smallpox
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Louis Pasteur
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-His study in bacteriology made him one of the most famous men in medical history. Father of Bacteriology, and Father of Preventive Medicine
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Florence Nightingale
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-Founder of nursing aka Lady With the Lamp
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Clara Barton
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-In 1881 she organized the Red Cross Committee in Washington, the original formation of the American Red Cross. Formed the Bureau of Records
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Elizabeth Blackwell
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-Was the first woman in the U.S to receive the Doctor of Medicine degree from a medical school.Opened first hospital staffed entirely by women in NY
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Margaret Sanger
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-She established the first American birth control clinic. Became the American leader of the birth control movement
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Salk & Sabin
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-Almost eradicated Polio. Salk had injectable vaccine, and Saben had live-virus swallowable vaccine
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Dr.Davis Ho
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-Helped piece together HIV and AIDS
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Dr.C Everett Koop
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-Was a US Surgeon General who became a proponet of tobacco awareness, said advertisements must be less attractive to the youth
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