History Quiz - Modern Medicine

What did people in the 20th century think about what caused disease?

Bacteria, rather than miasma or God’s punishment

What is an example of a bacteria that is antibiotic resistant?

MRSA

What did the British government find when recruiting soldiers for the Boer War in 1899?

It found that 40 out of every 100 young men were unfit to be soldiers because of their health

Which individuals developed and tested penicillin during the Second World War

Florey and Chain

What 21st century measures have governments taken?

-Smoking ban in 2007

-5 a day initiative

-Sugar Tax 2016

Give 3 examples of Liberal Reforms

-1906 School Meals Act

-1906 Old Age Pensions Act

-1911 National Insurance Act

What did Paul Ehrlich discover?

A chemical that not only stained specific bacteria but killed it. These were known as magic bullets and treated syphilis and blood poisoning

What is alternative medicine?

A term used to describe any other way of treating an illness that doesn’t rely on mainstream, doctor-dispensed scientific medicine

Which two individuals conducted investigations into the health of the poor?

Charles Booth found 30% of Londoners were too poor to eat properly. Seebohm Rowntree found that 27% of population did not have enough money to live on

What do people now have to pay for on the NHS?

-Prescriptions

-Dental treatment

-Opticians

Which individual in government set up the NHS

Aneurin Bevan

What type of surgery did Dwight Harken pioneer during World War Two?

Heart Surgery

Which factors were involved with Fleming’s discovery of penicillin?

-Individual brilliance

-War

-Luck

-Science and technology

Give 3 examples of alternative medicine

-Acupuncture

-Aromatherapy

-Hypnotherapy

In what year was the NHS set up?

1948

Name 3 new vaccines developed in the twentieth century

-TB - 1948

-Polio - 1955

-Measles - 1964

Give two examples of how war helped medicine to develop

-Technology was developed to store blood to be used for transfusions

-Mobile X-Ray machines were developed

What were the “five giants” found by the Beveridge Report?

-Disease

-Want

-Ignorance

-Idleness

-Squalor

What event during World War II highlighted the levels of poverty endured by some children in Britain?

Evacuation

What is “positive health”

This is the emphasis on prevention of illness rather than cures; it includes regular exercise, good diet, ‘lifestyle changes’ and publicising the dangerous effects of tobacco, alcohol and drugs