Medicine 17-19 Flashcards
What did some people still think caused disease in the 18nth century
Miasma
What invention was made by 1700
Microscopes
What happened to the social attitudes towards science
Increasing awareness of a rational explanation for disease
What happened in 1861
Louis Pasteur published his germ theory
What year did Louis Pasteur publish germ theory
1861
What did germ theory prove and disprove
Proved that microbes in the air cause decay
Disproved spontaneous generation
What did Robert Koch do
Read pasteurs theory and proved him correct and identified the germ that caused TB and cholera
What did Koch develop
A new easier way of growing bacteria on agar jelly
What did Koch and pasteurs work lead to
To the prevention and cure of many diseases
Why did germ theory not have a big impact to begin with
His theory focused on food and drink not disease
What did Florence nightingale do
Made significant changes to hospital conditions and influences improvements in hospital care
What was nightingale asked to do in 1854
Lead a team of nurses at the Crimean war
What did nightingale do to improve hospital conditions
Believed in miasma so emphasised hygiene and fresh air
What did nightingale set up
A training school for nurses/midwives
What made surgery so dangerous
Blood loss pain and infection
