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When did Semmelweis make an important discovery?

in 1847

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How long ago did Hippocrates treat sick people?

2,500 years ago

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How long was Avicenna’s book about medicine used for?

for 800 years

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How much water did the Romans bring into the city every day?

1,000 million litres

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Who is the first doctor known by name?

Imhotep

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What did Hippocrates believe was important to treat patients?

looking carefully at patients

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What did Florence Nightingale believe?

Cleanliness was important.

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Why were other doctors angry at Semmelweis?

They didn’t like his ideas.

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What did Avicenna realise about diseases?

Some diseases can travel quickly between people.

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What do modern doctors and nurses do now to protect patients?

They use disposable gloves.

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What did doctors NOT understand about diseases before Semmelweis’s discovery?

Germs can be spread by healthy people through touch.

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What did Joseph Lister encourage in hospitals?

He made sure all instruments were cleaned before operations.

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Who found out about a dentist in Pakistan?

archaeologists

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What did the Romans think was good for people's health?

cleanliness

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What did the Romans use water for?

drinking, washing, cleaning the streets and drains

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Why did people carry patients to the hospital?

There were no ambulances

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