BMS 223 Timeline
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Updated: 17 Jan 2024
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Created byclayton VanOveren
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Invention of the Electron MicroscopeDiscovery of Penicillin by Alexander FlemeningInvention of Vaccination by Dr. Edward Jenner using cowpox as a vaccination against smallpox.Hippocrates and his Theory of the 4 HumorsDiscovery of sRNAInvention of the First Microscope and the Discovery of Bacteria by Antoni van LeeuwenhoekThe start of the Black Plague in EuropeThe works of GalenGirolamo Fracastoro names and differentiates Syphilis, Typhus, and Tuberculosis. Also suggegests invisible cause.Paul Ehrlich recieves a Nobel Prize for his work develeoping the medical concept of "Magic Bullet"Iganz Semmelweis writes a book argueing for physicans to wash their hands. Developing the Anti Septic technique.Joseph Lister develops anti septic technique further pushing for disinfection in surgeryJohn Snow connects Cholera outbreaks to contaminated water sources. Creating the idea of Epidemiology.Louis Pasteur disproves the theory of spontaneous generation. Creates and popularizes germ theory. Also develops pasteurization.Robert Koch further develops germ theory by connceting specific bacterias to specific illnesses. Through the use of Koch's postulates.Web of Causation model is developed, as linear chain model is deemed to simple for complex illnesses.Discovery of mRNA, Start of the development of mRNA vaccine.First clinical trials of commercial mRNA vaccine for Nipah Virus.Egyptian medical papyri shows medical practices and public health measures practicied by ancient egyptians.Human Microbiome Project is started to understand the natural human microbiota.Florence Nightingale creates the principales of modern nursing with her book: Notes on Nursing: What it is, and What it is NotElizabeth Blackwell graduates medical school and becomes first American female physican.
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