Patterns of Change in Health and Medicine (Junior Cert History): Flashcards
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4 humours in medieval medicine theory
4 humours in medieval medicine theory
Blood, black bile, yellow bile, phlegm
% of Europe killed by Black Death
% of Europe killed by Black Death
One-third (1/3)
Black Death mortality rate within a week
Black Death mortality rate within a week
70-80%
Andreas Vesalius' contribution
Andreas Vesalius' contribution
Investigated anatomy; wrote on human body structure
William Harvey's discovery
William Harvey's discovery
Heart pumped blood around the body
Who discovered penicillin & when?
Who discovered penicillin & when?
Alexander Fleming, 1928
Year DNA was discovered
Year DNA was discovered
1953
Who developed vaccination & when?
Who developed vaccination & when?
Edward Jenner, 1798
Insulin discovered year & treats what?
Insulin discovered year & treats what?
1921, treats diabetes
Year MRI was invented
Year MRI was invented
1977
Year IVF was invented
Year IVF was invented
1978
Year of first heart transplant
Year of first heart transplant
1967
4 medieval treatments
4 medieval treatments
Bleeding, cupping, leeching, amputation
Years Black Death struck Europe
Years Black Death struck Europe
1347-1350
Year CT Scan invented
Year CT Scan invented
1967