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Nomads used herbs and plants for medicine. We still use some of those herbs today to treat illnesses.

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Ancient Chinese people started using holistic health care. They did not treat wounds, instead they treated the mind, soul, and body. This is something that is still used a lot to this day.

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Hippocrates, also known as the father of medicine, discovered that diseases were not caused from displeasing the gods; it was caused by being unhygienic, lacking exercise etc. He was a very important part of health care, and was a base for a lot of other major health care discoveries.

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The Roman Empire had fallen, and people in the middle ages had an interest for Greek and Roman medicine and health care. The first medical universities were created at this time, and more was learned about medicine.

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The Black Death and other diseases such as smallpox, malaria, and typhoid had killed many people. These deaths made physicians even more determined to find cures for them, and now most of those diseases are rare, or prevented by vaccines.

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This period of time was called the Renaissance, lots of things were learned about medicine in this time, and dissection was allowed. physicians knew much more about the human body, and dissection is still important right now.

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Andreas Vesalius wrote many influential books that helped future physicians, and he is known as the founder of modern human anatomy.

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Gabriel Falloppio discovered the Fallopian tube in women.

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William Harvey described the circulation of blood, and he opened a door for other medical discoveries.

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek invented the microscope, which allowed people to see organisms too small for the naked eye to see. This was very important, and gave a further understanding about bacteria.

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Robert Hooke discovered the cell, and nearly 200 years later, Theodore Schwann and Matthias Jakob Schleiden created a theory for them, which helped to create many other medical advancements in the future.

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Much more was learned about medicine. Edward Jenner created a vaccine for the terrible disease, smallpox. Today, smallpox is nearly non-existent.

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René Laënnec Invented the stethoscope, which allowed people to hear what's going on inside a person's body. This helped physicians understand even more about human anatomy

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Florence Nightingale, was considered the founder of nursing. She wrote many books, which affected England greatly, and most of her methods for nursing are still used today.

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Louis Pasteur created a germ theory, and he discovered the process of pasteurization, vaccination, and fermentation. He developed many vaccines for diseases, such as rabies, Anthrax, chicken cholera etc. He is considered the father of Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.

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The antibiotic was created by Alexander Fleming. The antibiotic was a very significant medical discovery, and is used to treat bacterial infections.

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Wilhelm Röntgen developed the x-ray, this allowed people to view bone injuries, tumors, and bullets. We still use the X-ray today.

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Francis Crick and James Watson described DNA and genetic information. Doctors started studying about how to cure inherited diseases. By this time, a lot of things were known about diseases and how to prevent them.

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The first successful heart transplant was made. Now, surgeons have helped to save many lives.

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Computer Technology greatly helped medicine progress very quickly, more than any other time period. Nowadays, computers are used for basically everything in health care.