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Important People in Modern Medicine Flashcards

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What did Jenner discover?

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Vaccinations, specifically against smallpox.

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What did Pasteur (1) discover?

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Germs make liquids go sour, they were found in the air and heating killed them (Pasteurisation). Germ theory.

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What did Koch discover?

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Photographed germs and found which germs caused TB.

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What did Pasteur (2) discover?

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How vaccines worked on human and animal diseases, and methods of vaccination.

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What did Ehrlich discover?

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A ‘magic bullet’ which cured syphilis.

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What did Fleming discover?

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Penicillin mould killed bacteria.

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What did Florey and Chain do?

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Grew penicillin using Fleming’s notes, and grew enough to save many lives on D-Day.

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GCSE History - Medicine Through Time (2 decks)

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