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Modern Medicine 1900-present Flashcards

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1
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What disease did the first magic bullet cure?

A

syphilis

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2
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What year was the first Magic bullet discovered?

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1909

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How did Behring help the discovery of the first magic bullet?

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isolated the antitoxins (in diptheria)

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4
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What is a magic bullet?

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a chemical meant to kill the disease, paired with a dye to aid its progress and to stop it killing other cells

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5
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What was the difference between the first and second magic bullet?

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the second magic bullet could cure multiple diseases, the first could only cure syphilis

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6
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In what year was the second magic bullet discovered?

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1932

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7
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What was the first magic bullet called?

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salvarsan 606

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8
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What disease was Gerhard Domagk trying to cure in 1932?

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blood poisoning

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9
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Why was the first magic bullet important?

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it was the first cure and it inspired the second magic bullet

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10
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Who was the first person to work on developing Penicillin?

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Alexander Fleming

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11
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In what year was Penicillin discovered?

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1928

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12
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Why didn’t penicillin get developed in the 1920s?

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Fleming didn’t have the funding

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13
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Who funded the mass production of penicillin?

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the American government

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14
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What profession was the patient that received penicillin for 3 days?

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policeman

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15
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What was penicillin tested on before a human patient?

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mice

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What are the names of the two scientists who developed penicillin?

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Florey + Chain (and Beatley)

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17
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The name given to drugs that stop infections caused by bacteria is …?

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antibiotics

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18
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In what year did all births start having to be registered?

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1907

19
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What year did medical checks at school start?

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1907

20
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What year was the National Insurance Act?

A

1911

21
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What year was the Ministry of health set up?

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1919

22
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What year was the NHS set up?

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1948

23
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What year was the structure of DNA discovered?

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1953

24
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What year was the Human Genome Project completed?

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2001

25
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What is life expectancy?

A

The average life that a person may expect to live to.

26
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What is a virus?

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A tiny microorganism, smaller than bacteria, responsible for colds, flu and chicken pox. Cannot be treated with antibiotics.

27
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What is DNA?

A

Deoxyribonuleic acid, the molecule that genes are made of.

28
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What are sulphonamide drugs

A

An antibacterial drug used to treat bronchitis and pneumonia

29
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What are ‘super bugs’?

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Bacteria that have developed immunity

30
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What are staphylococci?

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Bacteria found on the skin

31
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What is septicaemia?

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Blood poisoning

32
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What is biochemistry?

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The study of the chemical processes that occur in living things

33
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What is a diagnosis?

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The identification of the nature of an illness by examination of the symptoms

34
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What is an endoscope?

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A camera inside a flexible tube passed into the body to see inside instead of surgery

35
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What is an ‘officer of health’?

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A person appointed to look after the public health of an area

36
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What is radiotherapy?

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Treatment of a disease through radium

37
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What is chemotherapy?

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Treatment of cancer through the use of chemicals. Can shrink the tumor

38
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What are transfusions?

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The transfer of blood from a person

39
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What is the immune system?

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The body’s defence system against disease

40
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What is immunotherapy?

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A method of treating disease through stimulation of the immune system

41
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What is a gene?

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Part of a cell that determines how our bodies look and work

42
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What is gene therapy?

A

Medical treatment using normal genes to replace defective ones

43
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When did Florey and chain mass produce penicillin

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1930s

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