History Revision- Penicillin, Antiseptics and Public Health in the 19th and 20th Century

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In what year did Flemming discover penicillin?
1928
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How did the Second World War help get penicillin into mass production?
By 1944 mass production was sufficient for the needs of the military medics.
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Flemming is often described as the hero of the story of penicillin. Who do you think played the most important part?
Florey and Chain
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Why is penicillin so important?
The discovery of penicillin marks the start of modern antibiotics and has saved an estimated 200 million lives in less than 70 years.
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Who used a calcium chloride solution to reduce deaths on hospital wards?
Ignaz Semmelweiss.
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What was Semmelweiss's method of stopping infection spreading?
Washing your hands.
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Why was Semmelweiss ignored by other doctors?
They were ignored at the time because people did not know that diseases were caused by pathogens that could be killed.
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How did the work of Joseph Lister reduce death rates in surgery?
He started using carbolic acid on instruments and bandages.
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Why did Public Health improve further in the twentieth Century?
In the 20th century, the government accepted the need to care for all its citizens 'from the cradle to the grave', and there was a greater focus than ever before on the health of the nation.
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What was wrong with Public Health in the 19th Century?
Tuberculosis, Typhoid(spread by water and food) and Smallpox attacked people already weakened by overcrowding, poor diet and exhaustion.
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