Modern Medicine- NHS. 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?
Isolated anti-toxins
What is a magic bullet?
A chemical and dye combined to target the specific disease.
What was the difference between the first and the second magic bullet?
Kills multiple diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis and scarlet fever
In what year was the second magic bullet discovered?
1932
What profession was the patient that received penicillin for 3 days?
Policeman
The name given to drugs that stop infections caused by bacteria is …
Antibiotics
What are the names of the two scientists who developed penicillin?
Florey and Chain
What was penicillin tested on before a human patient?
Mice
Who funded the mass production of penicillin?
The American government
What was the first magic bullet called?
Salvarsan 606
What disease was Gerhard Domagk trying to cure in 1932?
Blood poisoning.
Why was the first magic bullet important?
First cure and inspired the 2nd magic bullet.
Who was the first person to work on developing Penicillin?
Fleming
In what year was Penicillin discovered?
1928
Why didn’t penicillin get developed in the 1920s?
Lack of funding
when was the NHS introduced?
1948
why was the access to health care a key factor?
because it used to be v. expensive to get healthcare. NHS- free.
why was lifetyles a key factor?
things such as stress, diet, poverty and smoking were figured to have caused diseases.
whats DNA?
molecule genes are made from.
whats ‘superbugs?’
bacteria that have developed immunity.
septicaemia is…
blood poisioning
what is diagnosis?
the identification of diseases/ illness.
what is radiotherapy?
treatment of disease through radium.
what is chemotherapy?
treatments by the use of chemicals.
whats a transfusion?
transfer of blood.
