Modern approaches to the prevention of illness and disease

12 questions

1. ___ are the nutrients first identified in the 1910s that prevent deficiency diseases.
2. Which technology lets scientists view DNA with far greater clarity than optical microscopes?
3. Which method treats cancers by targeting tumours with high-energy X-rays?
4. Which single ‘giant’ in post-war reform referred to poor housing conditions?
5. Which simple screening approach introduced in the early 1900s helped identify tuberculosis?
6. Name the antibiotic-resistant bacterium highlighted as a major public health threat.
7. An ___ is a gas which is sent out into the air as a result of certain actions.
8. How many people in London died as a result of the Great Smog in 1952?
9. Which of the following health conditions is closely associated with obesity?
10. What proportion of people in Britain have been vaccinated against tetanus since 1990?
11. What did Andrew Wakefield do regarding the MMR vaccine in 1998?
12. Starting with the earliest, sort the following events into chronological order.

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