Diseases and their treatments have changed and shaped the modern world. The Tang Dynasty of ancient China had great value to medicinal fields and pioneered medical technology and advancements used today by standardizing supreme methods, procedures, and treatments during this time period; therefore, they made it less complicated for people to learn and teach how to practice medicine. The areas of medicine that were greatly improved and exceptionally recorded during the Tang Dynasty were symptomatology, etiology, surgery, orthopedics, and traumatology. Chao Yuanfang, an imperial court physician of the Sui Dynasty (the pre-Tang dynasty), compiled a treatise on the Causes and Symptoms of Diseases and initiated the push for standardized medical practice within the country. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907) an almost complete system of medical education was created. The Confucius Institute Network (2009) found that the standardization and popularization of medical science, prevention and curative knowledge has had more awareness than ever in the country. During this time, doctors realized that they could begin treatment before the disease became too destructive to the patient if the symptoms or symptoms were studied early enough to diagnose the problem. Furthermore, diseases began to be classified based on their syndromes and the differentiation of syndromes. Scientists and physicians have worked together to follow in the footsteps of these early pioneers in the fields of etiology (the study of causation) and symptomatology to treat diseases ranging from influenza to bubonic plague to cancer. After doctors diagnosed the disease, they could do surgery, give medicine or give therapy to the patient... middle of paper... it has had a profound impact on the modern world. People from all over the world go to school every year to learn standardized medical practices so they can treat the sick and ill. Although the fields of medicine continue to grow, the medicinal foundation of the Tang Dynasty has fundamental value when compared with other regions of their time. Works Cited Plague and Phrases. (n.d.). Plague and phrases. Retrieved November 20, 2013, from http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/plague.htmThe Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty. (2009, August 14). The Confucius Institute online. Retrieved November 15, 2013, from http://tcm.chinese.cn/en/article/2009-08/24/content_10665.htmWelcome to the Purdue OWL. (n.d.). Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide. Retrieved November 20, 2013, from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/06/