Modern medicine

Question 1

What disease did the first magic bullet cure?

Answer 1

Syphilis

Question 2

What year was the first magic bullet discovered?

Answer 2

1909

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Isolated anti-toxins

Question 4

What is a magic bullet?

Answer 4

A chemical and dye combined to target the specific disease

Question 5

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

Answer 5

The second could kill multiple diseases like pneumonia, meningitis and scarlet fever

Question 6

In what year was hte second magic bullet discovered?

Answer 6

1932

Question 7

What was the first magic bullet called?

Answer 7

Salvarsan 606

Question 8

What disease was gerhard domagk trying to cure with the second mb?

Answer 8

Blood poisoning

Question 9

Why was the first mb important?

Answer 9

First CURE for disease and inspired second mb

Question 10

Who was the first person to work on developing penicillin?

Answer 10

Fleming

Question 11

What year was penicillin discovered?

Answer 11

1928

Question 12

Why didn’t penicillin get developed in the 20s?

Answer 12

Lack of funding

Question 13

Who funded the mass production of penicillin?

Answer 13

The american government

Question 14

What profession was the patient that recieved penicillin for 3 days?

Answer 14

Policeman

Question 15

What was penicillin tested on before a human patient?

Answer 15

Mice

Question 16

What are the names of the 2 scientists who developed penicillin?

Answer 16

Florey and chain

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Antibiotics

Question 18

In what year was DNA discovered and which people discovered it?

Answer 18

1953, watson, crick, franklin

Question 19

What improved technology helped the discovery of DNA?

Answer 19

X-ray photography (crystallography)

Question 20

What did the human genome project do?

Answer 20

Mapped DNA

Question 21

What are genetic screening and therapy?

Answer 21

Testing and treatment

Question 22

What reforms did the liberal government pass between 1906 - 11?

Answer 22

FSM, school medical service, old age pensions, back to back housing, national insurance act

Question 23

What was published in 1942?

Answer 23

Beveridge report

Question 24

When was the NHS set up and by whom?

Answer 24

1948/ Bevan

Question 25

Name 3 developments in technology for diagnosis and treatment in hospitals

Answer 25

CAT scanners, MRI scans, endoscopes, dialysis machines, pacemakers