H + P Factors for Medicine

Question 1

Role of Individual

Answer 1

• Hippocrates and Galen ( medieval )
• Edward Jenner’s vaccine ( renaissance )
• Pasteur’s Germ Theory ( early modern )
• Fleming’s penicillin ( modern )

Question 2

Superstition and Religion

Answer 2

• role of church in promoting Galen’s ideology , God’s punishment, outlawing dissection ( medieval )
• reduced influence of catholic church so not as much control ( renaissance )
• opposition to vaccine, and anaesthetics, not that influential ( early modern )

Question 3

Chance

Answer 3

• Pare’s cool salve ( renaissance )
• penicillin ( modern )

Question 4

Science and Technology

Answer 4

• printing press in 1470s ( R )
• ## Microscopes in 17th century helped Pasteur ( EM )

Question 5

Role of Government

Answer 5

• funded jenner and made small pox vaccine compulsory. ( EM )
• US government catalysed production of penicillin ( MODERN )