Proved microorganisms cause disease and created a vaccine for rabies

Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart in 1628

Established efficient and sanitary nursing units during the Crimean War

Isolated radium in 1910

Developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens in 1882

Discovered X-rays in 1895

Became the first female physician in the United States in 1849

Invented the stethoscope in 1816

Invented the microscope in 1666

Created the first mercury thermometer in 1714

The founder of the American Red Cross in 1881 was ____.

A CAM therapy based on the belief that illness and pain occur when Chi (life energy) is blocked as it flows through meridians is ____.

The name for the type of health care that offers both mainstream medical treatments and CAM therapies to treat patients is ____.

Obtaining continual learning and using common sense are examples of ways to promote ____.

Birth control pills were first approved by the FDA in the ____.

The polio vaccine was developed in 1952 by ____.

The first “test tube” baby was born in England in the ____.

Bifocals for glasses were invented by ____.

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was identified as a disease in the ____.

Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by ____.

The development of smaller and more efficient medical devices largely results from 3-D printing technology.

Hippocrates developed an organized method to observe the human body and recorded the signs and symptoms of many diseases.

Because viruses are prone to mutation and exchanging genetic information, the creation of a new lethal virus can occur at any time.

In ancient times, treatment of disease was directed toward eliminating evil spirits.

The most rapid growth in health care occurred during the 20th century.