Louis Pasteur And Robert Koch - Flashcards
What is the spontaneous generation theory
Infections just appeared in open wounds as if by magic
What did Pasteur discover was causing the beer to go off
Tiny micro organisms in the beer causing it to decay (germination)
How did he discover that the germs were caused by particles in the air
He put the liquids in a swan neck flask and boiled it to kill off any microorganisms however when the flask was opened germs appeared
What air did he discover was healthier
Clear dust free air caused less germination than city air (polluted)
Why did Pasteur decide that germs could make humans I’ll
Found that germs were killing off silkworms in the silkworm industry so led him to believe they could make people ill
Pasteur germ theory 1861
Germs caused decay and infections
Heat kills germs
The air is filled with microbes that are different in different areas
How did Pasteur find the vaccine for cholera
Inoculated chickens against cholera but forgot to inoculate some and found that weakened cholera was the vaccine
What did Pasteur find vaccines for using Kochs research
Found vaccines for rabies and anthrax
What did Pasteur then find vaccines for
TB, typus, diptheria, tetanus
Using Pasteurs theory about germs how did Koch improve the way we view germs through a microscope
Difficult to view them as they move around so her found them and stained them
Started looking into diseases and found that bacteria stuck to agar jelly
What did Koch do after Pasteur used his research to find the anthrax vaccine before him
Moved on to human diseases
What did Koch find
Found the germs causing TB, Typhoid, meningitis, cholera and the plague
But couldn’t find the vaccines for them
