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People in Primitive times used herbs and plants as medicine, and we still use them today.
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Witch doctors were used to help people 'cast out' their sickness.
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Trepanation or trephining to create a hole in the skull was popular during this time.
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People thought that illnesses were punishment from the gods
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I couldn't find any doctors at this time period but i did find that they covered broken bones in clay.
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Physicians were Priests! (i am guessing that they still thought illness was caused by the supernatural)
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They let leeches suck their blood as a medical treatment.
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Egyptians made a law that if a physician killed a patient while preforming a new procedure, the physician would get killed.
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Pesehet is an also known physician during this time, she was under the 4th dynasty.
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The Ancient Chinese recorded a pharmacopiea or medications based on mainly the use oh herbs.
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The Ancient Chinese used therapies, such as acupuncture! (Acupuncture is a medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles)
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During AD 220 they started to research to find the medical reasons for illness.
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They used art therapy, herbal therapy, and massage therapy which are still used today.
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Ancient Greeks are the first to observe the human body and the effects of disease (this led to modern medical sciences.
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The ancient Greeks also used art, massage, and herbal treatment (so did the chinese)
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Hippocrates began his study of medicine in Greece, his work helped medicine tremendously.
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Aristotle is another Greek contributor to the growing medical field, he developed the field of anatomy by dissecting animals
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Ancient Romans established the first hospital (they cared for soldiers in their homes).
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Ancient Romans established the first public health care sanitation systems by building sewers and aqueducts
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Claudius Galen became famous for curing the emperor's stomach ache, (also introduced Hippocrates ideas again)
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Galen introduced the fast that the body was made up of four fluids.
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Short summary, Ancient Romans did not contribute a lot to medical advancement
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Dark ages made an emphasis on saving the soul and study of medicine was prohibited
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Monks and priests treated patients with prayer during the dark ages
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The bubonic plague wiped out a lot of the population because there are no physicians.
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The only doctors during this time were called 'Plague doctors' they wore bird masks and diagnosed the patient with the plague.
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Barbarian invasions made health care not possible in the dark ages
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In the Middle Ages they started to gain interest in the medical practices of the Greek and Romans
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Rhazes became known as the Arab hippocrates, he discovered that blood was the cause of many infectious diseases
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Middle Ages had the formation of the first true medical school
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Since doctors only treated the wealthy, many went to their barbers but they were not trained in medical procedures.
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In the middle ages, Arabs expanded the field of pharmacology.
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The Ancient Greeks started to believe that illness is a result of natural causes (and not the supernatural)
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Renaissance led to the invention of the printing press which allowed medical knowledge to be shared
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In the Renaissance, the dissection of bodies led to increased understanding of anatomy and physiology
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Andreas Vesalius compared the human corpse to the human anatomy and realized Galen's many mistakes
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Another major break through during the renaissance was the invention of the Mircroscope by Anton
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Robert Hooke developed a stronger microscope, and proved all living things are made of cells
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The cause of diseases are still not known in these centuries
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The invention of the microscope allowed physicians to see disease-causing organisms which helped them try to figure out why diseases happen.
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Apothecaries led to the development of the first pharmacies
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The first vaccination was developed (Small pox)
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The average life span is 35-45 years
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The Ancient Chinese monitored pulse to determine the condition of the body.
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Gabriel Fahrenheit created the first mercury thermometer
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Formal training for nurses began
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Benjamin Franklin created bifocals
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Infection control developed once microorganisms were associated with disease
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Woman started to become active members in the health care
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Imhotep is believed to be the first physician, he was a physician during ancient Egypt
