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

5. 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

7. Tetanus Risk of tetanus decreased with immunizations
Helpful at Dunkirk

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

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