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Contributions To The History of Health Care

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Isolated radium in 1910Marie Curie
Established the patterns of heredityGregory Mendel
Developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796Edward Jenner
Described the circulation of blood to and from the heartWilliam Harvey
Began public health and sanitation systemsRomans
Discovered X-rays in 1895William Roentgen
The father of medicineHippocrates
Discovered penicillin in 1928Sir Alexander Fleming
Artist who used dissection to draw the human bodyLeonardo da Vinci
Emphasis was placed on saving the soul and study of medicineDark Ages
Founded the American Red Cross in 1881Clara Barton
Earliest people known to maintain accurate health recordsEgyptians
Began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteriaLouis Pasteur
Used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestionChinese
Developed the culture plate method to identify pathogensRobert Koch
Founder of modern nursingFlorence Nightengale
Began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgeryJoseph Lister
Created the first mercury thermometerGabriel Fahrenheit
Developed the polio vaccine in 1952Jonas Salk
An Arab physician who began the use of animal gutRhazes


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