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Disease And Discoveries
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Thousands of men's lives were saved by a machine invented by British surgeon Geoffrey Keynes. What could this machine do?
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It could re-start the heart
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It could store blood
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It could breathe artificially for a patient
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It could cauterise wounds shut
Q.2
A new medical condition was caused by life in the trenches and took its name from them. What was it called?
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Trench leg
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Trench chills
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Trench foot
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Trench flu
Q.3
Injuries caused by trench warfare brought about an increased knowledge on a particular organ of the body and how it works. Which organ?
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The brain
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The heart
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The liver
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The pancreas
Q.4
Typhoid fever was a common disease in the trenches. By what means was it spread?
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Through coughs and sneezes
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It was spread by the enemy
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Through eating contaminated food
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It was contained in the soil
Q.5
Sir Harold Gillies was a New Zealander who worked for the British Army Medical Corps during the war. In which field of medicine was he a pioneer?
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Bacteriology
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Organ transplantation
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Vaccination
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Plastic surgery
Q.6
Trench fever was another disease of the war. It was carried by which animal?
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Rats
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Lice
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Dogs
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Mosquitoes
Q.7
One piece of medical equipment, common today, was first used shortly prior to and during the war. What was it?
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The heart monitor
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The anaesthetic
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The X-ray
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The stethoscope
Q.8
In 1918 a new deadly disease, a type of influenza, appeared in the trenches. What nickname was given to the outbreak?
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Spanish 'flu
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Trench 'flu
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German 'flu
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War 'flu
Q.9
What proportion of deaths in the War were caused by disease rather than the enemy?
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About one sixth
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About one fifth
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About one quarter
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About one third
Q.10
The influenza virus spread throughout the world after the War when infected troops returned home. How many people worldwide caught the disease?
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100,000,000 people
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300,000,000 people
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500,000,000 people
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700,000,000 people
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