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Ancient Romans   Began public health and sanitation systems  
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Edward Jenner   Developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796  
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Hippocrates   The father of medicine  
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Joseph Lister   Began using disinfectants and antieptics during surgery.  
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Florence Nightingale   Founder of modern nursing.  
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Jonas Salk   Developed polio vaccine in 1952  
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Benjamin Franklin   Invented bifocals  
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Clara Barton   Founded the American Red Cross in 1881  
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Sir Alexander Flemming   Discovered penicillin in 1928  
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Pasteurization   The act or process of heating a beverage or other food, such as milk or beer, to a specific temperature for a specific period of time in order to kill microorganisms that could cause disease, spoilage, or undesired fermentation.  
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When was AIDS identified as a disease?   In the 80's  
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Retrovirus   Any of a group of viruses, many of which produce tumors, that contain RNA and reverse transcriptase, including the virus that causes AIDS.  
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Leonardo Da Vinci   Artist who used dissection to draw the human body  
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X-Rays   were invented by accident by William Roetgen  
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Easiest way to prevent spread of bacteria?   washing hands  
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