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18th-19th Century Medicine Flashcards
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- 1Louis PasteurA French scientist working in Paris, where he discovered germ theory.
- 2Robert KochA German scientist, who took Pasteur's work a step further by identifying the various bacteria that caused specific diseases.
- 3AntibodiesA natural defence mechanism of the body against germs.
- 4Paul EhrlichA German physician and scientist who developed the first effective treatment for syphilis, Salvarsan 606.
- 5'Magic Bullet'A drug that is designed to specifically target a certain germ causing an illness, while not effecting the body in any other way e.g. Salvarsan 606
- 6Health innovationsMicroscope (seeing infections),
stethoscope (listen to a patient's breathing) and kymograph (measures a person's blood pressure). - 7Edward JennerA British scientist who developed a cure for smallpox.
- 8SmallpoxAn acute contagious disease that is caused by the variola virus.
- 9InoculationInvolves introducing a weaker form of a disease into a person's body so they develop resistance against stronger strains of the disease.
- 10VaccinationA form of treatment that involves an injection, which makes the body stronger against a particular infection.
- 11James SimpsonA Scottish scientist who used chloroform to reduce pain at childbirth.
- 12AnaestheticsDrugs that are used to prevent pain during surgery.
- 13AntisepticsAntimicrobial substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing micro-organisms.
- 14Joseph ListerAn English surgeon who advanced the chances of survival in surgery through his experiments with carbolic acid.
- 15'Phossy Jaw'A condition that developed in match factories where women were exposed to phosphorus for long periods of time.
- 16CholeraA bacterial infection that occurred when someone consumed contaminated food or water.
- 17TyphoidA bacterial infection that is passed from person to person via contaminated food and water or faeces.
- 18John SnowSnow illustrated the link between cholera deaths and different sources of water quality in London during the 19th century.
- 19Florence NightingaleA trained nurse who altered the views of nursing and developed new methods for the layout of hospitals to prevent the spread of disease.
- 20Laissez-faireThis is the abstention of governments from interfering in the workings of the free market.
- 21Public Health Act 1848Allowed local councils to improve conditions in their town, if they were prepared to pay for it.
- 22Public Health Act 1875This acted as a breakthrough in public health it brought together acts covering sewage and drains, water supply, housing and disease.
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