Med 3 Flashcards
When was Robert Koch
1875
What did Robert Koch do
1872 = stain microorganism and photographing on agar jelly ( bacteriology)
1878= published work on bacterial infections of wounds (anthrax bacteria on 20 generations of mice)
Develop growing medium
Makes Pasteur to join in bacteriology again
1875 - identify anthrax
1882 - TB
1883 - Cholera
1885 - rabies
1878 - steam machine
What did Paul Ehrlich do
- produce drug sarvasan 606 for syphilis called magic bullets
drugs designed to target specific germs
What did Lister antiseptic method led to
developing method of aseptic surgery
Impact of Public Health Act 1875
New sewage system created by Bazelgette
Artisan Dwelling Act of 1875,
which granted councils the power to clear slums and build better homes.
Sale of Food and Drugs Act of 1876
banned the use of harmful substances, like chalk (in flour) in food.
When was laws against pollution of rivers were passed.
1876
when was improving working conditions
Late 19th Century
Education Act of 1870
made schooling compulsory. Aside from improving literacy, some schools also included health education in their curriculum.
Karl Landsteiner achievement
- figure out blood have different types (1901) by mixing blood and it turned into clumps
How landsteiner advanced medicine
Led to safe blood transfusion between people
What did Rontgen do
Discovered X ray by experimenting (1895)
How Rontgen advanced medicine
- Interior body can be examined
- Can be used for research
- Can be used to figure out disease
What did Ehrlich do
- Find out ways to kill germ without harming human
- Some chemical kill specific germs without harming human body
- Magic bullet
- uses robert koch idea on staining germs
Ehlrich and Hata achievement
- First magic bullet (target specific germs)
- treated syphilis germ without harming human cells
- tested with various rabbits
- Compound salverson was most effective and it took 606 attempts
significance of Ehlrich
This was important as efforts were now diverted to finding and attacking the cause of diseases rather than treating symptoms.
What did Marie Curie do
1896- Bacquerel discover radiations
1898 - Marie curie discover 2 elements
- Frontline mobile in WW1
- radiotherapy on cancer
- radium institute in 1910
