• Key concept: Medical Discoveries
• Essential for UPSC CSE Prelims, State PSCs, SSC CGL & Railway exams.
• Comprehensive analytical coverage and factual pointers provided below.
Discovery
|
Discoverer
|
| Penicillin |
Alexander Fleming |
| Malaria Parasite |
Ronald Ross |
| Circulation of blood |
William Harvey |
| Chloroform |
Simpson and Harrison |
| HIV Virus |
Robert Gallo and Luc Montagnier |
| X-Rays |
Wilhelm Roentgen |
| DNA |
James Watson and Francis Crick |
Vaccine
|
Discoverer
|
| Small Pox |
Edward Jenner |
| Rabies |
Louis Pasteur |
| Influenza |
Thomas Francis Jr. |
| Measles |
Maurice Hillman |
| Mumps |
Maurice Hillman |
| Chicken Pox |
Maurice Hillman |
| Meningitis |
Maurice Hillman |
| Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B |
Maurice Hillman |
| Pneumonia |
Maurice Hillman |
| Rotavirus |
Paul Offit |
| Rubella |
Stanley Plotkin |
| Polio |
Jonas Salk |