History of Medical Micro

Who discovered Penicillin?

• Isaac Newton

• Alexander Fleming

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

Which disease was the first to have a successful vaccine developed?

• influenza

• polio

• smallpox

• measles

What is the first antibiotic ever discovered?

• amoxicillin

• penicillin

• streptomycin

• tetracycline

Which scientist is credited with the discovery of bacteria?

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Koch

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

• Alexander Fleming

What year was Penicillin discovered?

• 1945

• 1910

• 1955

• 1928

Which vaccine was the first to be developed using a weakened form of the virus?

• polio

• influenza

• measles

• chickenpox

What is the process of killing or inhibiting the growth of microorganisms called?

• disinfection

• purification

• decontamination

• sterilization

Who is considered the founder of modern microbiology?

• Louis Pasteur

• Alexander Fleming

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Koch

What is the idea that life can arise form nonliving material?

• biogenesis

• evolution

• spontaneous combustion

• spontaneous generation

Who was the first scientist to try to disprove the idea of spontaneous generation?

• Redi

• Needham

• Spallanzani

• Pasteur