Modern Medicine Flashcards
What disease did the first magic bullet cure?
Syphilis
What year was the first magic bullet discovered?
1909
How did Behring help the discovery of the first magic bullet?
He isolated antitoxins
What is a magic bullet?
A mixture of a chemical and a dye to target diseases
What was the difference between the first and second magic bullets?
The first only cured syphilis and the second killed multiple diseases: pneumonia, meningitis and scarlet fever
In what year was the second magic bullet discovered?
1932
What was the first magic bullet called?
Salvarsan 606
What disease was Gerhard Domagk trying to cure with the second magic bullet?
Blood poisoning
Why was the magic bullet important?
It was the first (chemical) cure
Who was the first person to work on developing penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
In what year was penicillin discovered?
1928
Why didn’t penicillin get developed in the 1920s?
Not enough funding
Who funded the mass production of penicillin?
The American government
What profession was the patient who received penicillin for 3 days?
A police officer
What was penicillin tested on before a human patient?
Mice
