EMIL VON BEHRING

Question 1

What was a specific disease causing many problems specifically in children in the 19th centurary?

Answer 1

Diphtheria

Question 2

What is Diphtheria caused by?

Answer 2

Diphtheria is caused by microbes in milk

Question 3

How much children died because of Diphtheria?In the 19th century

Answer 3

8,000 children each year

Question 4

What scientist explained the cause of Diphtheria?

Answer 4

Metchnikoff

Question 5

What did Metchnikoff explain?

Answer 5

He explained that/ the diphtheria microbe caused a poison in the body which created a MEMBRANE in the throat-) until it STOPPED the patient breathing

Question 6

What scientist identified a solution to this problem?

Answer 6

EMIL VON BEHRING( A German doctor)

Question 7

Who was Metchnikoff?

Answer 7

a Russian doctor

Question 8

What did Emil Von Behring do/discover?

Answer 8

He identified the ANTITOXINS produced BY the body to fight DIPHTHERIA

Question 9

What did Emil Von Behring then find?

Answer 9

By Injecting these antitoxins into a PATIENT, ALLOWED the patient to fight the disease

Question 10

In conclusion what did Emil Von Behring do?

Answer 10

Behring found a cure for Diphtheria