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Medicine Through Time By Period: Fight against Infectious Disease Public Health in the Industrial Revolution By Theme / Factor: |
The Fight against Infectious Disease Infectious disease had posed problems for doctors for centuries. The developed knowledge of the anatomy and the working of the human body led more and more doctors to gain an understanding of what caused illness and diseases. Scientists and Doctors the world over began to look for cures and remedies. From the late 18th century onwards there were many developments and discoveries that aided the fight against infectious disease. This unit looks at the work of a number of individuals and provides several thematic tasks to help improve your knowledge and understanding of the fight against Infectious Disease. The fight against infectious disease: pages within this unit What is an Infectious Disease? A Glossary of Infectious Diseases, Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch, Vaccination, The Development of Drugs, Paul Ehrlich, Gerhard Domagk, Alexander Fleming, Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, The importance of Penicillin, Factors affecting the development of drugs and treatments. Activities within the Unit
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Recommended Resources
Medicinethroughtime.co.uk - new site. Including Blog and use of twitter for free text / IM revision tips.
SchoolsHistory.org.uk highly recommends these sites:
Schoolhistory.co.uk - fantastic
range of interactive games, revision materials and links.
ActiveHistory.co.uk - outstanding
use of ICT to engage pupils.
Thinkinghistory.co.uk - a brilliant
range of learning activities from Ian Dawson
JohnDClare.net - simply the best for
Modern World GCSE students
History.org.uk - resources and CPD materials from the Historical Association.
Historyboxes.com - make your lessons
'real' with artefacts and living history provided by experts
Schoolshistory.com - same author
as this site, just put together in a slightly different way!