Who was the greatest individual of them all? Spend 5 mins with the person next to you trying to remember as many of the key people who influenced disease and infection as you can What did they do? How significant were they?

How many did you get? 1) Aristotle (Greek) 2) Hippocrates (Greek) 3) Galen (Roman) 4) Avicenna (Islamic World) 5) Rhazes (Islamic World) 6) Paracelsus (Renaissance) 7) Jenner (Industrial Revolution) 8) Pasteur (Industrial Revolution) 9) Koch (Industrial Revolution) 10) Ehrlich (20 th Century) 11) Fleming (20 th Century) 12) Florey and Chain (20 th Century) 13) Watson and Crick (20 th Century) What did they do? Who made the most important contribution to understanding of Disease and Infection?

What do you need to know about key individuals for Section A? You need to know in detail their theories about cause and cure of disease You need to understand their legacy – how long were their ideas believed for? Did the help or hinder progress in understanding of disease and infection You need to be able to compare the factor of ‘key individuals’ to other factors that affected the understanding of disease and infection You may need to assess which individual made the most important contribution to progress in understanding of disease and infection

Key People Cards You must ensure that your key people cards are detailed and complete Make sure you can justify your opinion about who made the greatest contribution to progress in disease and infection Be able to explain how important individuals were compared to other factors