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Medical Discoveries
Discovery Discoverer Penicillin Alexander Fleming Malaria Parasite Ronald Ross Circulation of blood William Harvey Chloroform Simpson and Harrison H...
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Discovery |
Discoverer |
| Penicillin | Alexander Fleming |
| Malaria Parasite | Ronald Ross |
| Circulation of blood | William Harvey |
| Chloroform | Simpson and Harrison |
| HIV Virus | Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier |
| X-Rays | Wilhelm Roentgen |
| DNA | James Watson and Francis Crick |
Vaccine |
Discoverer |
| Small Pox | Edward Jenner |
| Rabies | Louis Pasteur |
| Influenza | Thomas Francis Jr. |
| Measles | Maurice Hillman |
| Mumps | Maurice Hillman |
| Chicken Pox | Maurice Hillman |
| Meningitis | Maurice Hillman |
| Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B | Maurice Hillman |
| Pneumonia | Maurice Hillman |
| Rotavirus | Paul Offit |
| Rubella | Stanley Plotkin |
| Polio | Jonas Salk |