Principle contributors of medicine 1] Charaka   Charaka was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India.   He was author of the Charaka Samhita. He is well known as the “father of medicine”. According to Charaka’s, human effort and […]

Loius Pasture We all know, pasturisation, fermentation and vaccination.. Do you know who has given these gifts to the world? Answer is Loius Pasteur… Great microbiologist, biologist and chemist from France. He was born in a poor family in France.He completed his degree in chemistry at Paris. Pasteur was appointed professor of chemistry at the […]

Joseph Lister 1st Baron Lister known between 1883 and 1897 as Sir Joseph Lister, Bt., was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery. At the start of 19th century surgeons were operating various surgeries but after 4-5 days of surgery patient get wound infections. They were helpless to treat these infection and not […]

Poliomyelitis is caused by infection with a member of the genus Enterovirus known as poliovirus (PV). This group of RNA viruses colonize the gastrointestinal tract – specifically the oropharynx and the intestine. The incubation time (to the first signs and symptoms) ranges from three to 35 days, with a more common span of six to […]

Inventors of diabetes Mellitus Details of Diabetes Mellitus described in section-know the diseases.Here describing the great people behind diabetes mellitus. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes were identified as separate conditions for the first time by the Indian physicians Sushruta and Charaka in 400-500 CE with type 1 associated with youth and type 2 with […]