Intro to Modern Medicine/Penicillin

Which of these is not true about medicine by 1900?

• Life expectancy was beginning to increase but was still below 50 years old

• Majority of families could now see a doctor because they could now afford to pay the fees

• Many illnesses were not cured because there were no antibiotics

• By 1900, 3 out of every 20 children still died before they reached the age of 1

Which of the following developments had already been introduced before 1935?

• Aseptic surgery

• NHS

• Discovery of DNA

• Mass production of penicillin

Which war was penicillin first used in?

• WWI

• WWII

• Boer War

• Crimean War

What was the name of the English scientist who first discovered penicillin?

• Alexander Fleming

• Howard Florey

• Ernst Chain

What factor influenced the original discovery of penicillin after 10 years of study?

• Government

• Luck/Chance

• Individual Genius

• Church

What was the reaction to the discovery of penicillin by 1930?

• Nobody thought it was important - not even tested on animals

• Critically important - being mass produced by 1931

• Used by doctors in St Mary's Hospital, London, where it was discovered

• Church preached against it, claiming illness was a punishment from God

How much money did Florey and Chain receive from the British government to research penicillin in 1938?

• £25

• £250

• £250,000

• £25 Million

Which country did choose to fund research in penicillin for the next five years?

• USA

• Germany

• France

• China

What was the main problem with mass producing penicillin?

• Expensive to produce

• Amount of space required to grow penicillin

• Public reaction after the death of a policeman

• Dangerous to store in large amounts

When were there 2.3 million doses ready by to treat wounded soldiers?

• D-Day - 1944

• Battle of Britain - 1940

• Pearl Harbour - 1941

• Battle for Berlin - 1945