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World War 2: Medical Advancements

World War 2: Medical Advancements. Shay White History 12 12/17/13. War allowed medical advances to be made at a much quicker pace Medicine was the direct response to the weaponry and injuries WWII brought Medicine saved one of 2 soldiers lives. Malaria.

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World War 2: Medical Advancements

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  1. World War 2: Medical Advancements Shay White History 12 12/17/13

  2. War allowed medical advances to be made at a much quicker pace • Medicine was the direct response to the weaponry and injuries WWII brought • Medicine saved one of 2 soldiers lives

  3. Malaria • Sir Neil Hamilton Fairley probed problem • one tablet per day of mepacrine could keep malaria at bay • The source of quinine was captured by Japan, • The Allies able to create synthetic version of quanine

  4. Penicillin • discovered by Sir Alexander Fleming pre war • Howard Florey and Ernest Chain helped with this process • 1945 penicillin much stronger than 1939 • During D day - effective against grangrene

  5. Tetanus • Risk of tetanus decreased with immunizations • Helpful at Dunkirk

  6. Chemical Warfare • Chemical warfare was a big issue • Certain drugs helped • But most medicine research just led to the development of gas masks

  7. Fight Against Infection • 1936 – first effective sulphonamides used to fight against various diseases

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