20th century medicine Flashcards
what was the name of the first magic bullet?
salverson 606
what stages of development lead to the 1st magic bulet discovery
elrich worked on kochs team of scientists. he tested over 600 sompounds of salverson to treas syphilis
dr sachiro hata joined the teach and checked previous results.
606th worked
who discovered the second magic bullet/
gerhand domngk
how was the second magic bullet discovered/
domagk experimented with mice and blood poisoning
what was the key ingredient in the senond magic bullet?
sulphonamides, they also lead to cure for phnuemonia, gonorrhea and meningitus
define magic bullet
a drug that targets a spesific germ or bacteria without affecting or harming anything else
how discovered the third magic bullet?
a series of french scientists
who orginally discovered penicillin?
alexnder flemming
who mass produced penicilin
florey and chain
how did war affect penicillin.
lots of casulties menat there wasa demand for it
how did chance affect penicillin
this was how flemming made his discovery
how did science affect penicillin?
florey and chain were methdical and used new techniques such was adding oxygen for purer mold
how did the government affect penicillin?
the us put penicillin as second pirority under bombs. the uk however has no interest
how did technology affect penicilin?
usa technology helped penicillin. florey and chain made do with what they had in the uk (bedpans)
how did communcation help penicillin?
they collected mold form around the world\flemming published his findings
who discovered dna?
watson and crick in 1953
who lead the human genrome project. and what was it
watson . he wanted to map all the human genes
what did the human genrome project lead to?
better understanding of ukemia
better skin grafts
new reseach to faulty genes
what factos affected the dna discovery
governmet (funded them) individuals (rosalind frankin) science (their methods were scientific) technology ( new microscope) communication (others work based theirs) war (it had just ended)
who was rosalind frankiln/ what did she do?
crystalography
what were xrays used for?
find broken bones and find diseases
also helped find shrapnel in the war
who discovered xrays.
wilhelm rontegn
what lead to the discovery of the electron microscope?
xray crystalography
what did the thermomother lead to?
blood pressure monitors
diabetic measures
detected ilneses
how were xrays used at treatment aids?
they were used to shrink tumors (radiography)
what other treatent aids were developed in the 20th century?
pacemakers dialysis hyperdermic needles intravaneous drips precise dosage
what was communcatio like in the modern world?
good peole traveled the world for new ideas
what new tecnolgy was invented in the 20th century?
xraysecectron microscope
thermomother
crystalography
hyperdermic needle
