Modern Britain Flashcards
What advancements were made in the understanding of disease?
-DNA allowed scientists to understand genetic diseases
-Helped understand how disease can be passed from parent to child
How has diagnosis improved in modern medicine?
-Blood tests
-CT scans and MRI scans
-X-rays
-Ultrasounds
How has the NHS improved medical care and treatment?
-People could see a doctor for free, removed stigma
-Increased life expectancy
-High tech treatments now available
-Immunisation campaigns eradicated some illnesses
How was penicillin discovered and produced?
-Fleming noticed germs on a petri dish had been killed after a few weeks
-Florey and chain tested the penicillin on a policeman and within a day he started recovering
-Moyer was in charge of the mass production of penicillin that had $20 million invested in it
What was the impact of the discovery of penicillin?
-20% more soldiers would have died on D-day without penicillin
-Previously killer diseases could be treated
-Improvement on magic bullets as it could kill all diseases
-Led to other antibiotics being discovered
