Fathers of Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
Who was Louis Pasteur?
A
Showed that microbes made food go bad. He thought that microbes also caused disease. Invented pasteurization
2
Q
Who was Robert Koch?
A
He was able to prove that diseases such as Tuberculosis were caused by microbes.
3
Q
Who was Edward Jenner?
A
Smallpox vaccine
4
Q
Who was Jonas Salk?
A
Made a vaccine to prevent polio
5
Q
Who was Joseph Lister?
A
Used the first antiseptic
6
Q
Who was Alexander Fleming?
A
Found the first antibiotic,Penicillium Notatum-Penicillin.
7
Q
Who were Howard Florey and Ernst Chain?
A
Discovered how to extract large quantities of penicillin in mould.
