Key people in Medicine

A detailed quiz on the lives and work of important medical individuals, i hope you enjoy it :) 

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When was Galen around?
c160 ce
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What theory did Hippocrates spread?
The Four Humours
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When was William Harvey around?
1578-1657
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When was John Hunter around?
1728-1793
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When was Edward Jenner around?
1749-1823
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When was Edwin Chadwick around?
1800-1890
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When was John Snow around?
1813-1858
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Florence Nightingale
1820-1910
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Elizabeth Garret Anderson was around when?
1836-1917
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When was Louis Pasteur around?
1822-1895
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When was Robert Koch around?
1843-1910
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Emil von Behring was around when?
1854-1917
12 of 19
What was the name of the man who found the chemical cure for Syphilis, 1873-1938?
Sahachiro Hata
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1843- 1910 Paul Ehrlich started the search for a chemical cure for which disease?
Syphilis
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When was Vesalius around?
1514-1564
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When was Alexander Fleming around?
1881-1955
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During the 1940's who discovered the effectiveness of penicillin?
Both Chain and Florey
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During 1897-1960 what did Aneurin Bevan do?
Set up the NHS
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What Century was Hippocrates around in?
4th
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This quiz has a good focus and covers all the time periods, keep attempting it until you get them all right. Then try to beat your time. This will lodge the information in your long term memory.

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