A History | Of Medicine

Early medical practices were deeply intertwined with spirituality and magic.

Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch proved that microscopic organisms cause disease, leading to sterilized surgery and improved sanitation. A History of Medicine

Scholars like Avicenna preserved Greco-Roman knowledge and significantly advanced pharmacology and surgery. medical advancements in Europe slowed

Medicine was dominated for centuries by the belief that disease resulted from an imbalance of four bodily fluids: blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile. focusing on surgical trauma

Following the fall of Rome, medical advancements in Europe slowed, but medicine thrived elsewhere.

The Edwin Smith Papyrus highlights a remarkably rational approach, focusing on surgical trauma, observation, and anatomy rather than just magic.

Described the circulation of blood, changing the understanding of physiology. 5. The 19th Century: The Scientific Revolution