Medical microbiology
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Medical microbiology, the large subset of microbiology that is applied to medicine, is a branch of medical science concerned with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. In add
A microbiologist examining cultures under a dissecting microscope
Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe microorganisms using a microscope.
Statue of Robert Koch, "father of medical bacteriology", at Robert-Koch-Platz (Robert Koch square) in Berlin
Four nutrient agar plates growing colonies of common Gram negative bacteria
Medicine
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Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment and palliation of their injury or disease, while promoting their health. Medicine
The Doctor by Sir Luke Fildes (1891)
Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female physician in the United States graduated from SUNY Upstate (1847)
The Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, fresco by Domenico di Bartolo, 1441–1442
Modern drug ampoules