Modern Medicine 1900-present Flashcards
(43 cards)
What disease did the first magic bullet cure?
syphilis
What year was the first Magic bullet discovered?
1909
How did Behring help the discovery of the first magic bullet?
isolated the antitoxins (in diptheria)
What is a magic bullet?
a chemical meant to kill the disease, paired with a dye to aid its progress and to stop it killing other cells
What was the difference between the first and second magic bullet?
the second magic bullet could cure multiple diseases, the first could only cure syphilis
In what year was the second magic bullet discovered?
1932
What was the first magic bullet called?
salvarsan 606
What disease was Gerhard Domagk trying to cure in 1932?
blood poisoning
Why was the first magic bullet important?
it was the first cure and it inspired the second magic bullet
Who was the first person to work on developing Penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
In what year was Penicillin discovered?
1928
Why didn’t penicillin get developed in the 1920s?
Fleming didn’t have the funding
Who funded the mass production of penicillin?
the American government
What profession was the patient that received penicillin for 3 days?
policeman
What was penicillin tested on before a human patient?
mice
What are the names of the two scientists who developed penicillin?
Florey + Chain (and Beatley)
The name given to drugs that stop infections caused by bacteria is …?
antibiotics
In what year did all births start having to be registered?
1907
What year did medical checks at school start?
1907
What year was the National Insurance Act?
1911
What year was the Ministry of health set up?
1919
What year was the NHS set up?
1948
What year was the structure of DNA discovered?
1953
What year was the Human Genome Project completed?
2001
