History of Healthcare

Question 1

Life span in the 19th century was ____?____ years.

Accepted Answer

40- 65 years

Question 2

Who began formal training of nurses in the 19th century?

Accepted Answer

Florence Nightingale

Question 3

Hospice was founded in the ___?____.

Accepted Answer

1960s

Question 4

The first cancer vaccine prevents what type of cancer?

Accepted Answer

Cervical

Question 5

The vaccine for chicken pox was approved for administration in what year?

Accepted Answer

1995

Question 6

Which time period did dissection of the body to understand anatomy and physiology begin?

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 7

Who developed a vaccnation for smallpox in 1796?

Accepted Answer

Edward Jenner

Question 8

During the middle ages, the Arab Physician, known as Rhazes said _?_caused infectious diseases?

Accepted Answer

Blood

Question 9

What group was the first to require physicians to pass exams to obtain a license?

Accepted Answer

Arabs

Question 10

Gabriel Fahrenheit created the first mercury themometer in what time period?

Accepted Answer

18th Century

Question 11

What virus killed more than 21 millon people in 1918?

Accepted Answer

Flu

Question 12

The stethescope was invented in which century?

Accepted Answer

19 century

Question 13

Who is this woman?

Accepted Answer

Clara Barton

Question 14

Who invented the microscope in 1666?

Accepted Answer

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Question 15

The first test tube baby was born in which country?

Accepted Answer

England

Question 16

The Human Immunodeficincy virus causing AIDS was identified in what year?

Accepted Answer

1981

Question 17

Hippocrates known as the "Father of Medicine " was a Greek physician during which time period?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Times

Question 18

The element of oxygen was discovered in what century?

Accepted Answer

19th century

Question 19

In Primitive Times, it was believed that __________?____________caused disease and illness.

Accepted Answer

Evil Spirits and Demons

Question 20

The average life span in Renaissance times was ________ years.

Accepted Answer

30-40

Questions 20