Activity 2 Factors that help us to understand why change took place in Medicine 1900-present. Role of Individuals Individuals such as Marie Curie (radiotherapy), Alexander Fleming (Penicillin) and Crick and Watson (DNA) continued to investigate and make breakthrough discoveries to further medical thinking in causes, preventions and cures for illness. New Ideas Ideas about causes and cures of illness (such as hereditary and life cycle factors) have further developed with the discovery of antibiotics such as penicillin and continued research into methods such as gene therapy. Role of Government Government involvement in health care has continued to grow in the 20th Century especially as a result of the introduction of the National Health service (NHS) in 1948 and its continued expansion of health care services. FACTORS OF CHANGE 1900-2015 Science and Technology Rapid advances in science enabled scientists to discover the building blocks of human life, DNA, and technological developments (such as computerisation) and new techniques made new techniques possible. War The First World War 1914-18 and the Second World War 1939-45 encouraged governments to increase spending, research and experiment as new and better ways to treat casualties of war were sought. Communication and Education There was a huge increase in the education of General Practitioners and Hospital Doctors and surgeons, and greater training and communication within the medical profession and with government. Activity 3 WHat impact has science and technology had on medicine?
1 Old treatments continue such as herbal remedies, acupuncture and faith healing, and vaccinations have continued to develop since the 19th Century. 2 In 1913 Behring discovered and developed a vaccine to prevent diphtheria. 3 In 1928 Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin which could kill a variety of bacteria inside the human body. It was not mass produced until 1944. 4 In 1953 Crick and Watson discovered DNA, and there is an ongoing revolution in gene therapy and genetic engineering which is still in its infancy. 5 Since 1945 thousands of antibiotics have been developed to kill a range of different bacteria inside the human body. 6 In 1905 Paul Ehrlich discovered a chemical that could kill syphilis bacteria, Salversan 606. This was the first magic bullet chemical cure or antibiotic. Activity 12 Exam style questions 3 Explain one way in which people’s explanations of the causes of illness were similar in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 4 marks 4 Explain why there was rapid change in the treatment of illness in Britain during the twentieth century.You may use the following in your answer: •penicillin •high-tech treatment You must also use information of your own. 12 marks Answer EITHER Question 5 OR Question 6. EITHER 5 ‘There was huge progress in medicine in Britain during the twentieth (c1900–c2000).’ How far do you agree? Explain your answer. 16 marks + 4 SPAG. You may use the following in your answer: Penicillin NHS You must also use information of your own
4 Explain why there was rapid change in the treatment of illness in Britain during the twentieth century.You may use the following in your answer: •magic bullets •high-tech treatment You must also use information of your own. 12 marks Answer EITHER Question 5 OR Question 6. EITHER 5 ‘There was little progress in medicine in treatments of illness and disease during the period c1900–c2000.’ How far do you agree? Explain your answer. 16 marks + 4 SPAG. You may use the following in your answer: •the development of Penicillin • the discover of DNA You must also use information of your own Trigger Memory Activity for Medicine and Public Health 1900-2015 Trigger Words Trigger Picture Add Trigger Points from your notes No NHS X
The story must be very imaginative. It must involve you seeing, talking and doing things. It must link the ten trigger words together in the form of a continuous story. You should then rehearse the story and commit it too your long term memory to be recalled when necessary. This will take some effort but will be very useful! Use different colours to write the trigger words in your story. I was...