Modern Medicine (1900-present day)

Question 1

CHANGE / TREATMENT:
Who invented penicillin AND what did it do?

Answer 1

Fleming, Flory and Chain
antibiotic - fights infection
WW2 development

Question 2

CAUSE:
What are the 3 causes of disease in the modern period?

Answer 2

genetic
lifestyle
germs / infection

Question 3

INDIVIDUALS:
Who discovered DNA?

Answer 3

Crick and Watson
2001 complete human map = tailored medicines, diagnosis

Question 4

CAUSE:
What reports helped inform the modern understanding that lifestyle is a major factor in cause of disease.

Answer 4

Chadwick
Booth’s
Rowntree

findings = poverty impacts health

Question 5

TREATMENTS:
What are magic bullets?

Answer 5

drugs that targeted specific bacteria
e.g. Salvarson 606 for syphilis

Question 6

CHANGE / PROGRESS / GOVERNMENT:
How did the government increase access to medical professionals in the modern period?

Answer 6

1948 NHS
free at point of delivery
cradle to the grave
Attlee’s labour government after WW2 - better future
over 900 NHS hospitals today
informed by Beveridge report

Question 7

CHANGE / TREATMENTS:
Give at least 3 modern treatments for disease

Answer 7

Blood transfusions
X-rays
radio / chemotherapy
transplant
gene therapy
plastic surgery
keyhole / micro surgery

Question 8

CASE STUDY:
What is the case study for the modern period?

Answer 8

lung cancer
90% caused by smoking (lifestyle factor)

Question 9

CHANGE / PREVENTION:
Give 3 examples of government lifestyle campaigns and interventions to try and improve the nation’s health and prevent disease.

Answer 9

smoking ban laws - raised ages - graphic labelling - hidden at shops
healthy diet - 5 a day, balanced
alcohol - unit measuring, taxes,
obesity - calories, labelling