history revision Flashcards
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 anti-toxins
What is a magic bullet?
A chemical and dye combined to target the specific disease
What was the difference between the first and the second magic bullet?
Kills multiple diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis and scarlet fever
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?
First cure and inspired the 2nd magic bullet
Who was the first person to work on developing Penicillin?
Fleming
In what year was Penicillin discovered?
1928
Why didn’t penicillin get developed in the 1920s?
Lack of 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 and Chain
the name given to drugs that stop infections caused by bacteria is …
Antibiotics
what is the immune system
The body’s defence system against disease.
what is a gene
part of a cell that determines how our bodies look and work
what happened in 1928
the discovery of penicylin
what happened in 1948
the NHS was introduced
when was the structure of DNA discovered
1953
what was introduced in 1906
free school meals
when was old age pensions produced
1908
what is gene therapy
medical treatment using normal genes to replace detected ones
