Health Care History & Trends

Who invented pasteurization of milk to destroy bacteria?

Which Roman physician believed that balancing the body's four humors was necessary to stay healthy?

Which era is considered the "Rebirth" of science & medicine?

What did Rene Laennec invent?

Who described the structure of DNA & how it carries genetic information?

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross?

What were the main forms of treatment during the Dark Ages?

Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

Which period in time had the most rapid growth in health care?

In what era did people believe that illness and disease were due to evil spirits or demons?

Which group of people, developed sanitary systems, such as aqueducts and sewers?

Who established the principles of heredity?

What group of people were the first to treat the whole person -- body, mind, & soul?

Who was the founder of modern nursing?

Who discovered X-rays in 1895?

Which group was the first to establish that disease is due to natural causes, not evil spirits?

Who is considered the "Father of Medicine?"

Who developed the vaccine for polio?

During the Renaissance, which artist used dissection to draw the human body?

Who developed the vaccine for smallpox in 1796?

AIDS was identified as a disease in which year?

Who is considered the "Father of Microbiology?"

Which group of people were the first to keep health records?

Who invented the microscope in 1666?

When were health care plans introduced to help pay for the costs of health care?