Ehrlich Flashcards
1
Q
What did Ehrlich look for to attack disease?
A
Chemical dyes
2
Q
Who’s research team had Ehrlich been a part of?
A
Koch’s
3
Q
What had he helped to tackle?
A
Diphtheria
4
Q
What did he realise the body made to attack bacteria?
A
Antibodies
5
Q
What did he name this things he realised attacked bacteria?
A
Magic Bullets
6
Q
What did he set up?
A
His own research team
7
Q
Who did he depend on?
A
His research team
8
Q
How many dyes did he test?
A
Hundreds
9
Q
What 2 diseases did he find were attacked by his dyes?
A
Malaria and Sleeping Sickness
10
Q
In 1906 what did he invent?
A
Salvarsan 606
11
Q
What did his 1906 invention attack?
A
Syphilis
12
Q
Who supplied the dyes?
A
The chemical industry
13
Q
How were Ehrlich’s discoveries made possible?
A
Developments in biology and chemistry
