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500
Galen & Tracheotomy
Galen discovered and practiced tracheotomy on animals. -
Period: 500 to
Medical History
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Period: 500 to Dec 31, 1500
Middle Ages
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Sep 8, 1140
Roger of Sicily
Roger of Sicily forbade anyone from practicing medicine without a license. -
Sep 8, 1289
Montpellier Medical School
At Montpellier, people with medical licenses could teach there regardless of religion or background. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Renaissance
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Sep 8, 1300
Black Death
A deadly plague began to occur, killing millions in Europe and Asia. It was transmitted from rodents and fleas. It caused fevers and swelling of the lymph glands. -
Sep 8, 1494
Syphilis
It was a disease that broke out among the French troops who were beseiging the Naples. -
Sep 8, 1543
Andreas Vesalius
He was a professor at the University of Padua that published an accurate representation of the human body. -
Scientific Method
The scientific method was invented and used. -
Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke invented a reflective microscope. -
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
He describes bacteria. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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First Vaccination
Edward Jenner discovers the first vaccination. -
Cholera
50,000 people die from the outbreak of cholera. -
Public Health Act
Smaller towns changed their sanitation due to Chadwick's discovery and the pressure by the health of towns association. -
Discovery of Germs
Louis Pasteur discovered germs which helped in finding the causes of diseases. -
Radioactivity
Marie Curie discovers the science of radioactivity. -
Period: to
Modern World
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First Human Heart Transplant
Dr. Christiaan Barnard, a South African heart surgeon, preformed the first human heart transplant. -
Test-Tube Baby
The first test-tube baby is born in the UK. -
Artificial Kidney Dialysis Machine
Willem J. Kolff invented the artificial kidney dialysis machine. -
Embryonic Stem Cells
Scientists discovered how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells. -
Ebola
An outbreak of ebola happened in Africa, killing more than 10,000 people. -
Rhazes Smallpox and Measles
A man named Abu Bakr Mohammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi became the first person to discover a diagnostic differentiation of Smallpox and Measles.
