Modern Disease
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- Created on: 02-10-19 20:44
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- Modern: Disease
- Paul Ehrlich
- 1909- developed first chemical cure for disease.
- Named 'the magic bullet', Salvarsan 606- cured syphilis by only attacking diseased cells, without harming healthy ones.
- 1909- developed first chemical cure for disease.
- Alexander Fleming
- 1928- Penicillin
- Fleming left several plates of germs on a bench. He accidentally left one of the lids off and the window open. When he came back, there was a large blob of mould in one dish and germs by it had been killed.
- Released findings later- natural antiseptic. If he had injected an infected animal, development would've advanced quicker.
- Fleming left several plates of germs on a bench. He accidentally left one of the lids off and the window open. When he came back, there was a large blob of mould in one dish and germs by it had been killed.
- 1928- Penicillin
- Florey and Chain
- Begun to make penicillin and tested on 8 mice. Next test was on human, but 3000 times more was needed.
- Alexander had used many failed drugs, but when he used penicillin, the infection began to clear. After 5 days, it ran out and he died but progress was noted.
- American govt. provided $80 million to fund research when they entered the war.
- Alexander had used many failed drugs, but when he used penicillin, the infection began to clear. After 5 days, it ran out and he died but progress was noted.
- Begun to make penicillin and tested on 8 mice. Next test was on human, but 3000 times more was needed.
- New Treatments
- 1987: MRI scanning widely used to monitor brain activity.
- Detect brain tumours and stroke damage.
- 1958: First pacemaker fitted in Sweden
- 1952: First kidney transplant carried out
- 1968: First British heart transplant
- Papworth Hospital
- 1987: MRI scanning widely used to monitor brain activity.
- DNA discovery
- 1953: Francis Crick and James Watson.
- Paul Ehrlich
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