1. CHANGES IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY BY: REEYL LA MORENA

2. THE BLACK PLAGUE

3. The Black Death is the name for Yersinia Pestis Bacteria. Yersinia Pestis

4. The first person to discover the bacteria was Alexandre Yersin. ALEXANDRE YERSIN

5. The Black Death might have killed as many as 200 million. 200 million people dead

6. Although The Black Death ended in 1351, the plague continued to return to Europe. \ The Black Death comes to Europe

7. The first named victims died in 1338 and 1339 in the area around Lake Issyk Kul (Lake Baikal) in Russia. Lake Issyk Kul

8. Many thought it was punishment from God for their sins. Punishment from God

9. The last person to die from the plague was Professor Malcolm Casadaban. Professor Malcolm Casadaban

10. PROGRESS IN MEDICAL TECHONOLOGY

11. X-RAYS

12. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered x-rays in 1895.

13. X-rays are very good at showing up bone defects.

14. X-rays also reveal chest and heart problems.

15. X-rays can be dangerous because it can kill living cells.

16. IMMUNISATION