Individuals In Medicine-Who Am I? – Flashcards
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I am known as the father of medicine.I believed in observation and developed the theory of the four Humours.
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Hippocrates
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I was the first person to develope antiseptic.I noticed that using carbolic acid reduced the risk of infection.
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Joseph Lister
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I discovered that soothing lotions healed gunshot wounds better than hot oil.I also was the first person to use ligatures.
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Amboise Pare
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I proved the Germ Theory and identified bacteria (germs) that caused certain illnesses.
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Robert Koch
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I was a Roman army doctor and discovered a great deal about anatomy.My books were standered medical books for hundreds of years.
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Claude Galen
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I was a scientist and noticed that there were no germs around some moulds.This led to the development of penicillin.
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Sir Alexander Fleming
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I dissected bodies and discovered mistakes in Galen's works.I wrote alot of books about anatomy.
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Andreas Vesalius
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I noticed that milkmaids got cowpox but did not get smallpox.I investigated and developed the first vaccination.
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Edward Jenner
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I discovered that chloroform could be used as an anaesthetic.It became widely used after Queen Victoria used it in chldbirth.
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James Young Simpson
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I discovered that the heart pumps blood around the body.I also worked out the amount of blood in the body.
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William Harvey
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I complied a report on the social conditions on the working classes.My findings led to the government passing public health reforms.
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Edwin Chadwick
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I was a French scientist who developed the Germ Theory but couldn't prove it.
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Louis Pasteur
