Medicine Y10 Mock 3.0 Flashcards
What books did rhazes write?
El Hawi and 200 other medical texts with detailed descriptions of diseases gained through observation
What cure did James Lind come up with in 1753?
A cure for scurvy by making sailors drink lime juice
How many soldiers were treated by penicillin in WW2 because of Florey and Chain?
250,000 and 15% woukd have died without this
What did microbiologists find out about some medicines in Bald’s Leechbook?
Found a cure in Bald’s Leechbook is effective at treating MRSA
Hoe did Alexander Fleming discover penicillin?
Left a petri dish with staphylococcus open when he was on holiday penicillin got in and killed the germ. He published his results in 1929
What did Paré discover by accident?
Uses a mixture or egg yolk, turpentine and oil of roses on wounds instead of cauterising
How much did Florence Nightingale decrease death rates by in hospitals during the crimean war?
40% to 2%
How many doners for blood transfusions were there during WW2 1939-1945?
700,000
How did the crusades 1100-1300 develop treatment of disease?
Came into contact with middle Eastern doctors and ideas e.g. Canon of Medicine
What were some medival cures?
Asthma- swallow young frogs
Ringworm- wash hair in male urine
How were vaccinations opposed in the early modern period?
People thought smallpox was gods punishment and that it was wrong to limit its spread
What are some examples of alternative medicines in the 20th century?
Hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, hypnotherapy, acupuncture
When was Canon of medicine (Avicenna) used into?
17th century
What did Paré write?
Les Oeuvres, 1575
How did communication influence the treatment of disease?
TV and Radio allowed government to spread health messages like anti-smoking
