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Scientists of Public Health2003
Scientists of Public Health2003
Plan of presentation
Public health - definition History of public health Scientists and their contribution to public health Conclusion
References
world. The book dealt with personal and community responsibilities and included guidance regarding the cleanliness of body, sexual health behaviors, protection against contagious diseases and the Isolation of lepers.
health practices.
There was also evidence of bathrooms and drains in homes as well as written medical prescriptions.
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In his ethics of medicine-commented that in the case of advanced cases of cancer and leprosy the physician should
not be blamed when he could not cure them.
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He is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology", and considered to be the first microbiologist.
He is best known for his work on the improvement of the microscope and for his contributions towards the establishment of microbiology. Using his handcrafted microscopes he was the first to observe and describe single celled organisms, which he originally referred to as animalcules, and which we now refer to as microorganisms.
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His book on occupational diseases (Diseases of Workers) outlined the health hazards of occupational medicine and
played a substantial role in its development.
He is often called "the father of occupational medicine. In regards to malaria, Ramazzini was one of the first to
support the use of the quinine-rich bark cinchona.
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Gilbert blane was the one to establish citrus fruits cure scurvy.
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His name was most familiar in connection with his work in practical hygiene, as good water, fresh air and proper sewage disposal.
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Giovanni Grassi
Camillo Golgi
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pathology.
His theory shows that the social environment of the patient influence the course of disease as well as on their healing.
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Pellagra patient
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He discovered what was to be one of the most powerful of all antibiotics penicillin.
One of the most important medical advances in history began
by accident.
On the morning of September 3rd, 1928, Fleming noted a mould on the culture plate of Staphylococcus. Area around
the mould was free of staphylococcus bacteria. The mould was Penicillium notatum.
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known for his discovery and development of the first safe and
effective injectable polio vaccine. Until 1955, when the Salk vaccine was introduced, polio was considered the most frightening public health problem of the postwar era.
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On January 11, 1964, Luther Terry, Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service, released the report of the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health. That landmark document, now referred to as the first Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health, was America's first widely publicized official recognition that cigarette smoking is a cause of cancer and other serious diseases.
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HIV discoverers
Luc Antoine Montagnier is a French virologist
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Conclusion
Public health in its present form, is a combination of scientific disciplines (e.g., epidemiology, biostatistics) and skills and strategies (e.g., planning and management, interventions) that are directed to the maintenance and improvement of the health of the people. Public health is not only a discipline but has become a social institution created and maintained by society to do something about the death rate and sanitary conditions and many other matters relating to life and death.
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References
Scientists [Online]. Available from:
URL:http://www.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/scientists.htm
Park K. Textbook of preventive and social medicine. 20th ed. Jabalpur, India: Bhanot; 2009. p.8,43.
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