20th Century- Present Day (med)

Question 1

Why was there change in the 20th century?

Answer 1

Understanding cause of genetic disease
1st cure- magic bullets and penicillin
NHS is founded
Latest technology

Question 2

Why was there continuity in the 20th century?

Answer 2

Gradual progress
Before 1948 people couldn’t afford health care
No cure for genetic diseases

Question 3

When was the structure of DNA discovered?

Answer 3

1953 by crick and Watson

Question 4

What was the 1st magic bullet?

Answer 4

Salvarsan 606

Question 5

What did the 1st magic bullet treat?

Answer 5

Syphilis

Question 6

What was the problem with Salvarsan 606?

Answer 6

Made from arsenic

Question 7

What was the 2nd magic bullet?

Answer 7

Protosil

Question 8

What did the 2nd magic bullet kill?

Answer 8

Blood poisoning

Question 9

What was the most important cure?

Answer 9

Penicillin

Question 10

Who discovered penicillin

Answer 10

Fleming

Question 11

How was penicillin discovered?

Answer 11

Fleming left a Petri dish of germs out and noticed that penicillin mould killed the germs

Question 12

Who produced penicillin to the test of the world?

Answer 12

Florey and chain

Question 13

Early problems with the NHS

Answer 13

Hospitals needed updating
England had little money
GPs we’re suspicious of the NHS

Question 14

What was the impact of the NHS

Answer 14

People could afford it= lower death rates
Specialist doctors= range of treatment
Better training

Question 15

Changes in surgery

Answer 15

Keyhole surgery
Micro surgery
Robotic surgery

Question 16

Change in treatments

Answer 16

X-rays
Blood transfusion
Machines
Gene therapy
Robotics