Germ Theory and Antibiotics: Recap

With our current understanding, we know that infectious diseases are caused by

• Random

• Just bacteria

• Bad air

• Germs called microbes

Doctors did not wash their hands before we learned about Germ Theory

• True

• False

Why is it important that we wash our hands?

• It helps us get better when we are sick

• It cures diseases

• It prevents the spread of germs, therefore preventing the spread of diseases

• Our hands have germs on them if they are visibly dirty

Antibiotics are used to treat viruses such as the common cold

• True

• False

Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections.

Which of the following diseases could be treated with antibiotics?

• A cold

• Whooping cough

• A broken arm

• Asthma

Why should you always make sure to finish your dose of antibiotics?

• Because you shouldn't waste medicine

• Otherwise you could cause antibiotic-resistant bacteria to reproduce

• To save money

• Because the doctor says so

What was the first antibiotic to be discovered?

• Panadol

• Amoxicillin

• Penicillin

• Cephalexin

Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by ...

• Louis Pasteur

• Alexander Fleming

• Albert Einstein

• Dr Bacteria

Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin on accident

• True

• False

Penicillin is a type of

• Germ

• Virus

• Bacteria

• Mould