medicine which destroys or limits the growth of bacteria in the body

in this context, the ability to fight something or not be affected by it

The development of magic bullets and antibiotics

History

Medieval ideas about the causes of illness and disease

Medieval approaches to treating and preventing disease

Medieval surgery

Medieval caregivers

The role of Christianity in Medieval medicine

The nature and importance of Islamic medicine and surgery

Medieval public health in towns and monasteries

The Black Death

Renaissance ideas about disease and illness

Renaissance approaches to treatment and prevention

Renaissance changes in anatomy and surgery

William Harvey

Hospital care in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries

The Great Plague of 1665

John Hunter

Edward Jenner and vaccination

New 19th century ideas about the causes of disease and illness

19th century approaches to treatment and prevention

A 19th century revolution in surgery

The growth of hospital care in the 19th century

Fighting cholera in London in the 19th century

Improvements in public health in the 19th century

Modern advances in understanding the causes of illness and disease

Modern improvements in diagnosis

Modern approaches to medical treatment

Improvements in modern surgery

The Liberal reforms and public health

The welfare state and the NHS

Modern approaches to the prevention of illness and disease

The fight against lung cancer in the 21st century

In this unit, pupils learn about a theme in British history over a period of roughly 1000 years. They examine this theme, analysing the impact it had in Medieval, Early Modern, Industrial and Modern Britain, with a particular focus on change and continuity.

Thematic Studies

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Physical illness or injury, medical procedures, blood.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Write the missing word. Medicines which destroy or limit the growth of bacteria in the body are known as {{}}.

Before Salvarsan 606, what was commonly used to try and treat syphilis infections?

Deaths from infectious diseases were higher in 2000 than they were in 1919.

Deaths from infectious diseases were lower in 2000 than they were in 1919.

Deaths from infectious diseases were the same in 2000 as they were in 1919.

Write the missing word. MRSA is an example of an antibiotic {{}} bacteria.

He was the first person to discover penicillin could destroy some bacteria.

He developed penicillin into an effective antibiotic.

He shared his findings about penicillin with other scientists.

Which statement about Alexander Fleming's work on penicillin is incorrect?

Salvarsan 606 was discovered as the first magic bullet.

Fleming discovered penicillin can destroy some bacteria.

Prontosil was discovered as another magic bullet.

Florey and Chain began their work on penicillin.

The USA and Britain begin mass producing penicillin.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following developments into chronological order.

Write the missing word. {{}} is the process of saying what is wrong with someone who is sick.

What technology is often used to try and identify tumours in the body?

What type of samples are taken during a biopsy?

What are sphygmomanometers used to measure?

Physicians wore bird-like masks to protect themselves from plague.

Blood tests began for diseases like syphillis.

Continuous glucose monitors used to send alerts to smartphones.

Starting with the earliest, sort the following practices into chronological order.

The development of magic bullets and antibiotics

Lesson outcome

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