Medical Breakthroughs Quiz: Can You Identify the Game-Changers?

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Medical Breakthroughs Quiz: Can You Identify the Game-Changers?

Medicine is constantly evolving. Even a century ago, infections like tuberculosis or pneumonia were typically lethal. Then there were antibiotics, vaccines, skilled surgery, organ transplantation, and most recent, mRNA vaccines in the context of COVID-19. These all transformed the way we fight disease and prevented countless deaths. But did you ever find out which discoveries were the most game-changing in the history of medicine? Some are routine today such as anesthesia or blood transfusion while others are new and experimental, like CRISPR gene editing. This quiz will challenge your understanding of the new medicines that have come to shape, and are continuing to shape, the course of healthcare.

Organ transplantation became possible due to advances in…

  • New blood types

  • Massage therapy

  • Immune system control (anti-rejection drugs)

  • Artificial vitamins

Vaccines work by?

  • Making blood stronger

  • Killing bacteria directly

  • Reducing hunger

  • Training the immune system to recognize infections

Which was a huge medical breakthrough in preventing polio?

  • Painkillers

  • Herbal teas

  • Antibiotics

  • Polio vaccine

Who discovered penicillin, the first true antibiotic?

  • Louis Pasteur

  • Edward Jenner

  • Alexander Fleming

  • Jonas Salk

What made surgery much safer in the 1800s?

  • Anesthesia

  • Sugar water

  • Antibiotics

  • Vitamin injections

Which of these is considered a future game-changer in medicine?

  • Stem cell therapy

  • Coffee

  • Sleeping pills

  • Ice packs

Which modern technology is now helping in medical diagnosis?

  • Airplanes

  • Artificial intelligence (AI)

  • Solar panels

  • Microwave ovens

Which discovery is often called one of the greatest in medical history?

  • Painkillers

  • Antibiotics

  • Vitamins

  • Wheelchairs

What discovery allowed safer childbirth and surgeries by preventing infections?

  • Vitamins only

  • Vaccines only

  • Painkillers

  • Handwashing and antiseptics

Genetic testing today helps doctors to?

  • Build stronger bones

  • Increase lung capacity

  • Detect risk for inherited diseases

  • Improve eyesight instantly

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