THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE
1. DISEASES
TYPES OF DISEASESVirus and bacteria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7iaPos8a90
 Congenital  Adquired by the
infection of:
* Bacterias
* Viruses
Bacteriaehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaAmNE9oesA
 Bacilli –cystitis  Cocci –pneumonia, otitis
 Spirochaetes- lyme
disease
 Vibrio –cholera
Viruses
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS7vsBgWszI
2. MEDICINES
The History of medicines
 Until the end of the 19th
century all
medicines came from nature.
 Use of chemistry: the beginning of modern
medicines.
Most common plants usedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt0Lgy17I78
 Aloe vera: skin inflammation, burns  Coriander: digestive, measles,
toothaches, worms, joint pain
 Mint: cold, cough, diarrhea  Lavender: pain, cuts, bruises,
antiseptic
Discovery of Penicillinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZWjzcsTd5M
 Alexander Fleming (1881-1955)
 1928
 Staphylococcus and the mold
 Used in the IIWW
 Saved millions of people
Most common antibiotics used
 Amoxicilina urinary illnesses, tonsilitis,
sinusitis, ear pain, bronchitis
 Apiretal (paracetamol) fever and
painkiller
 Tamiflu  Relenza
Most common antivirals used
3.VACCINES
Vaccineshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_PKQ_M7AtU
 18th
century
 Smallpox
 Louis Pasteur (1822-1895)
Vaccines throughout history
Vaccines chart in Spain
4. Nano- medicines
 Used to cure diseases like cancer
 Tiny particles
 Faster and less side effects
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxSX6YJTS2I
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