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* “Father of Medicine” * Greek Physician during 460-377 BC * Established that disease is caused by natural causes NOT supernatural spirits * Stressed a good diet, exercise, and cleanliness would heal the body
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* “Hippocratic Oath” * Strict ethical code as to which physician swear to practice by * Vows to share knowledge with other professionals * Heal those that are sick by using their best judgment and doing no further harm * Considered a rite of passage to practice medicine
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* “Father of Microbiology” * Invented the Microscope * Lead to the discovery of bacteria * First to record microscope observations * Muscle fibers * Blood vessels * spermatozoa
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* Founder of Modern Nursing * Florence Nightingale pledge * Used statistics to show correlation of unsanitary conditions and death * Encouraged efficiency and cleanliness * Implemented hand washing and other hygiene practices * Nickname and why?
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* Father of Microbiology and Immunology * Developed the germ theory * Proved that each disease is caused by a specific microorganism * Discovered * Pasteurization * Proved that heat can kill germs in perishable food * Vaccination * Discovered that by using weaker version of a microorganism you could immunize against more poisonous forms. * Anthrax, rabies, cholera * What was Pasteur’s 3 rd discovery?
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* Founder of the Red Cross * Collected supplies from the public to assist those in need after a natural disaster or war * What war did she serve as a volunteer?
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* Discovered the structure of DNA and how it carries genetic information * What does DNA stand for what is its structure? * Foundation which most genetic research is conducted with today * Won Nobel Prize in 1962
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* Most skilled and accomplished neurosurgeon to date * Also practiced oncology, plastics, pediatrics * First surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins near the occipital bone. * Refined the hemispherectomy, a procedure in which stops seizures * What is Dr. Carson currently doing?
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* Gabriel Fahrenheit * Benjamin Franklin * William Harvey * Rene Laenne * Joseph Lister * Robert Koch * Wihelm Roentgen * Sigmund Freud
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