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What was a key point about the modern period in medicine?
It was a time of
rapid change
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Why did institutions become more involved in medicine?
Less
laissez-faire
ideas began to end
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How did the understanding of germs and DNA improve during the modern period?
It led to better
health
actions needed
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What role did government action in the 1800s play in the 20th century?
It encouraged continued
government involvement
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What impact did wars have on medical practices?
They led to new
injuries
and
surgical
understanding
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How did World War II influence public health expectations?
People expected
government
health support
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What is "big science" in the context of modern medicine?
Cooperation among
scientists
globally
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What is the link between lifestyle and health?
Smoking
is linked to
serious
diseases
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What diseases are linked to unprotected sex?
HIV
and
AIDS
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How has technology improved illness diagnosis?
Better
technology
allows
effective diagnosis
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What technology allows doctors to see inside the body?
X-rays
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What does an electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor?
Heart activity
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How has knowledge of DNA and genetics changed disease understanding?
Some diseases are
hereditary
, not microbial
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How has treatment improved due to equipment advancements?
High-tech
equipment is now commonly used
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What treatments are used to shrink cancerous tumors?
Radiotherapy
and
chemotherapy
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What is dialysis used for?
To wash a
patient's
blood
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What is keyhole surgery designed to do?
Reduce
scarring
during operations
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What challenges do new diseases present for remedies?
New
remedies
need to be
discovered
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What is a limitation of improving remedies?
Some diseases have become
drug-resistant
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Why are lifestyle factors difficult to cure?
They are
personal choices
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What role do government health campaigns play?
Promote healthy
lifestyles
and diets
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What was a significant public health measure during the Ebola crisis?
Quarantine
of travelers
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What did the Health Act of 2006 accomplish?
Banned smoking in
workplaces
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What did the Clean Air Acts of 1956 and 1968 aim to reduce?
Air pollution known as
smog
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What is the purpose of mass vaccination programs?
To eliminate
major diseases
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Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
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What did Robert Koch discover in the 1870s and 1880s?
Specific
microbes
cause
specific
diseases
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What did Louis Pasteur prove in the 1880s?
How
vaccinations
work by producing
antibodies
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What inspired Fleming to develop penicillin?
Soldiers dying from infections in
WWI
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What was a key element of luck in Fleming's discovery?
Penicillium
mold blew through his window
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What did Fleming realize about penicillin by 1928?
It kills
streptococcus
and
staphylococcus
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What limitation did Fleming face with penicillin?
He couldn't
produce
enough
of it
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Who made key improvements to penicillin between 1938 and 1941?
Howard Florey
and
Ernst Chain
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What technique did Florey and Chain develop for penicillin?
Freeze-drying
technique for faster production
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How did Florey and Chain prove penicillin could cure infections?
They tested it on a patient named
Albert Alexander
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What role did the US government play in penicillin production?
Provided funding for
mass production
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What was the significance of the discovery of DNA in 1953?
It revealed the
structure of DNA
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What was mapped from 1990 to 2000?
The entire human
genome
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How does understanding DNA help in disease prevention?
Allows screening for
genetic
disease risks
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What is a potential preventative measure for high-risk breast cancer patients?
Mastectomy
to remove breast tissue
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