Modern Britain

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Created on: 01-04-18 22:01

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C.1900-Present: Modern Britain
- Ideas: genetics and life styles
  - Mendel showed how human traits could be passed between generations
    - microscopes showed DNA in cells
      - Watson and Crick worked together = genetic codes of DNA fit together
        Wilkins and Franklin discovered double helix
        Watson lead Human Genome =every gene in the human body
  - better understanding of genetic conditions
  - stem cells could grow into other cells
  - no way of preventing genetic diseases of treatment
  - smoking
    - emphysema
    - high blood pressure
    - many cnacers
  - drinking alcohol
    - many cancers
    - kidney disease
  - diet
    - certain types of cancer
    - heart disease
- Improvements in diagnosis
  - laboratories to test skin or blood
  - x-rays, scans & endoscopes to see inside the body
  - monitors to see what happens over time
  - Medical Tech
    - Microscopes
    - Incubators
    - prosthetic limbs
    - pacemakers
    - MRI, CT & ultrasound scans
- Change in care and treatment
  - Magic Bullets
    - compound that would attack and kill microbes
    - compound of salvarsan cured syphilis
    - second bullet cured some blood poisoning
      - lead to curing: pneumonia, scarlet fever and meningitis
  - antibiotics destroy bacteria
    - inspired discovery of penicillin
  - high-tech medical and surgical treatments
    - radiotherapy
    - kidney dialysis
    - fitting pacemakers
    - organ transplants
  - advances
    - keyhole & microsurgery= tiny cameras ans insturments
    - robotic surgery= surgery carried out remotely
- Preventing disease
  - THE NHS
    - people could see a GP
    - provides hospital care and operations
    - health visits for pregnant women and children
    - healthcare for the elderly
  - compulsory vaccinations
  - more testing, laws and disposal of rubbish & sewage =prevention methods
  - life style campaigns to raise awareness funded by the government (change 4 life)
- Fleming, Florey & Chain (Key People Mindmap)
- CASE STUDY: Lung Cancer

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