History of Medicine 1

He believed sickness had a physical and rational explanation and taught against ethically improper conduct.  Also coined terms like acute, chronic and epidemic 

• Galen
• Imhotep
• Hippocrates 
• Avicenna 

The Romans are known to have contributed which to modern medicine and medical practices? (more than one answer)

• Public health initiatives

• Improved technology in medical instruments

• Constructed sewers and removed trash and waste from the cities

• Provided fresh water via aqueducts

• Built wicked awesome statues and buildings and stuff

Who isolated radium in 1910?

• William Harvey

• Sir Alexander Fleming

• William Roentgen

• Marie Curie

This was the name of the plague that resulted in the death of 75% of the population in Europe and Asia?

• Typhoid

• Ebola

• Bubonic

• H1N1

Which of the following people invented the microscope?

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Hooke

• John Hunter

• Edward Jenner

Which of the following people is responsible for pasteurization?

• Louis Pasteur

• William Beaumont

• Elie Metchnikoff

• Sir Alexander Fleming

Which of the following people developed the antibiotic Penicillin?

• Wilhelm ron Roentgen

• Francis Crick

• Sir Alexander Fleming

• Joseph Lister

Which group of people was responsible for the earliest healthcare records?

• Chinese
• Egyptians
• Romans
• Greeks

Who was the first doctor to use an antiseptic during surgery?

• Ernst von Bergmann
• Joseph Lister
• Paul Ehrlich
• Gerhard Domagk

Ancient people believed that _____ caused illness and death. 

• Germs
• Evil spirits
• Bacteria
• Food

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