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Industrial and modern disease and surgery - Coggle Diagram
Industrial and modern disease and surgery
Edward Jenner
discovered the smallpox vaccine in 1797
cowpox a weaker disease taught your body how to fight of smallpox
Louis pasteur
discovered the germ theory
pasteurization kills microbes and prevents spoilage
Robert Koch
inspired by pasteur
wanted to prove particular germs caused particular diseases in humans
first person to identify that not all germs are the same
penicillin
fleming discovered penicillin 1928
He left a petri dish of bacteria out which grew mould that killed the bacteria which he called penicillin
he first discovered the moulds medical properties
never furthered his research
florey and chain developed penicillin in 1939
tested the drug on mice
government invested in their production of penicillin because they were at war
liquified the mould so it could be used to treat infections
James simpson
chloroform better than other anaesthetics
it was easy to administer
less was needed
it took effect more quickly than others
patients could be still and wouldn't disturb surgeons by moving