Early contributors to medicine – Flashcards
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Hippocrates
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Practiced and taught medicine in Greece, known as "father of medicine".
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Galen
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Founded experimental physiology
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Laennec
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Invented the stethoscope.
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Franklin
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Discovered that colds could be passed from one person to another.
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Koch
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Discovered the cause of tuberculosis.
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Leeuwenhoek
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First to study bacteria and protozoa using a microscope.
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Fleming
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Discovered penicillin.
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Salk
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Developed vaccines.
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Semmelweiss
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His experiments with hand washing led to the reduced death rate of women who gave birth in hospitals.
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Blackwell
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First female physician of US.
