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2600 BCE
Egyptian dentist
hesyre was the first known dentist in the world by name. -
356 BCE
Greek medical research
two famous Greek philosophers Aristotle and Plato concluded that the human body had no use in the after life. this prompted the influence of Greek doctors to start finding out about the inside of the human body in a systemic way. -
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roman dissection
physician Galen studied and dissected Barbary apes because they are anatomically similar to humans. -
1525
Renaissance-Vaccinations
used pulverized smallpox scabs taken from the sick and inhaled or rubbed them onto skin to immunize themselves. -
1536
Renaissance-medicine
Increased anatomical study to further understand the anatomy of the human body. This allowed doctors to specify the causes of disease rather than diagnosing something broad. -
17th Century-medicine
William Harvey publishes anatomical study of motion for the heart. This allowed cardiologist to see how the heart moved. Specific study also was a cause of this,doctors can now see how blood vessels move and how blood flows throughout the heart to support the body. -
17th Century-Vaccinations
Typhoid Fever Strikes Royalty causing doctors to create new vaccines to stop the spread of small pox. -
18th century-medicine
Giacoma Pylarini gives 1st small pox inoculations -
18th Century-Vaccinations
Began a primitive form of inoculation by intentionally infecting themselves with a disease to gain immunity. Enabled Edward Jenner to develop the worlds first true vaccine. -
Edward Jenner- testing the small pox vaccine
an English country doctor from Gloucestershire named Edward Jenner conducts the first vaccination that prevents smallpox disease, a disease that killed millions of people over the course of centuries. -
vaccination compulsory attempted
Marianne Elisa ( Napoleon's sister) became the first ruler to attempt making vaccinations mandatory by law. however, she wasn't able to find a practical method of enforcement. -
the U.S. vaccine Agency Established
the u.s. congress authorized and James Madison signed " an act to encourage vaccination", which in turn established the national vaccine agency.
