Health 3.2 Further Impact of Germ Theory on Britain

Question 1

Who was Robert Koch? What did he discover, and what were his methods? (HE 3.2)

Answer 1

• The founder of Bacteriology based on Germ Theory.
• Discovered TB, anthrax and cholera germs.
• Used animal testing and grew microbes with seaweed extract.

Question 2

How were war, teamwork, government and rivalry a factor in developing further vaccines? (HE 3.2)

Answer 2

• France and Germany were rivals due to 1871 war.
• Pasteur and Koch both had a lab and government team.
• Pasteur’s team developed a rabies vaccine and proved its value in 1885.

Question 3

How did individual character and communication factor in developing further vaccines? (HE 3.2)

Answer 3

• Pasteur was determined despite a stroke and dead daughter, and was motivated by Koch’s successful identification of anthrax,
• Pasteur’s anthrax vaccine was publicly demonstrated and spread in telegraph news.

Question 4

How did luck factor in the development of vaccines? (HE 3.2)

Answer 4

-Weakened chicken cholera germs were accidentally used, giving immunity and proving the effectiveness of vaccines.

Question 5

What impact did Pasteur and Koch have on Britain? (HE 3.2)

Answer 5

• Encouraged a new generation of scientists.
• Lister used the diphtheria antitoxin, developed by Koch’s team, halving the death rate.
• Doctors accepted Germ Theory.
• Paul Ehrlich developed the chemical cure for syphilis.