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CHANGES IN MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGY
BY: REEYL LA MORENA
THE BLACK PLAGUE
The Black Death is the name for
Yersinia Pestis Bacteria.
Yersinia Pestis
The first person to discover the
bacteria was Alexandre Yersin.
ALEXANDRE YERSIN
The Black Death might have killed as
many as 200 million.
200 million people dead
Although The Black Death ended in
1351, the plague continued to return
to Europe.
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The Black Death comes to Europe
The first named victims died in 1338
and 1339 in the area around Lake Issyk
Kul (Lake Baikal) in Russia.
Lake Issyk Kul
Many thought it was punishment from
God for their sins.
Punishment from God
The last person to die from the plague
was Professor Malcolm Casadaban.
Professor Malcolm Casadaban
PROGRESS IN MEDICAL
TECHONOLOGY
X-RAYS
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
discovered x-rays in 1895.
X-rays are very good at showing up
bone defects.
X-rays also reveal chest and heart
problems.
X-rays can be dangerous because it can
kill living cells.
IMMUNISATION