Pre-Historic Egyptian Ancient

Greek Roman Middle Ages Renaissance 18th C 19th C 20th C

What causes

disease?

Supernatural ideas – spirits, Gods…

Blocked channels…

Supernatural ideas – position of the stars / planets…

Humours out of balance…

Bad air / MIASMA

GERMS cause disease

3000BC AD 500 AD 1750

Pre-Historic Egyptian Ancient

Greek Roman Middle Ages Renaissance 18th C 19th C 20th C

3000BC AD 500 AD 1750

MEDICINES…

PUBLIC HEALTH…

SURGERY…

2000BC 1000BC 500 AD 1000AD 2000AD1500AD

Prehistoric

Ancient civilisations of Egypt, Greece and Rome

The Middle Ages (AD500 – 1400)

The Renaissance (AD 1400 –

1700)

18th & 19th centuries

20th century

Prehistoric Natural methods – mud/clay castsSpiritual methods – witch doctor, pointing sticktrephining

Egyptian Natural methods – Theory of Blocked Channels, minor surgery, purging

Spiritual methods – Tawret, Papyrus Ebers, Book of Thoth

Greek Natural methods – 4 Humours, Clinical Observation, Regimen

Spiritual - Asclepion

HIPPOCRATES

2000BC 1000BC 500 AD 1000AD 2000AD1500AD

Prehistoric

Ancient civilisations of Egypt, Greece and Rome

The Middle Ages (AD500 – 1400)

The Renaissance (AD 1400 –

1700)

18th & 19th centuries

20th century

Roman Natural methods – empirical observation, public health, anatomy

Spiritual methods – asclepion

Middle Ages Natural methods – Four Humours, Galen’s ideasSpiritual – reliance on Church

GALEN

2000BC 1000BC 500 AD 1000AD 2000AD1500AD

Prehistoric

Ancient civilisations of Egypt, Greece and Rome

The Middle Ages (AD500 – 1400)

The Renaissance (AD 1400 –

1700)

18th & 19th centuries

20th century

Renaissance

Printing press – 1454

Vesalius - 1537

Pare - 1545

Harvey - 1628

2000BC 1000BC 500 AD 1000AD 2000AD1500AD

Prehistoric

Ancient civilisations of Egypt, Greece and Rome

The Middle Ages (AD500 – 1400)

The Renaissance (AD 1400 –

1700)

18th & 19th centuries

20th century

18th century

JENNER1796 – First smallpox

experiment1853 – gov makes vaccinations

compulsory

PASTEUR1861 – Germ Theory

Vaccinations – Chicken cholera, anthrax

19th century

KOCHNew ways to grow germs

(solid culture and industrial dyes)

Surgery SIMPSON – chloroform 1847LISTER – carbolic acid 1867

PUBLIC HEALTH1848 – First Public Health Act

Chadwick, Snow

NURSINGNightingale and Seacole – Crimean

War 1854-6

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Prehistoric

Ancient civilisations of Egypt, Greece and Rome

The Middle Ages (AD500 – 1400)

The Renaissance (AD 1400 –

1700)

18th & 19th centuries

20th century

EHRLICHSalvarsan 606 – Magic Bullet

Public HealthLiberal Reforms – 1906 – 11

Beveridge Report – 1941NHS (Bevan) - 1948

Pre-Historic Egyptian Ancient

Greek Roman Middle Ages Renaissance 18th C 19th C 20th C

3000BC AD 500 AD 1750

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