subtopic 1: Flashcards
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continuity in diseases and changed?
miasma srill believed
spontaneous generation new belief
who was louise pasteur?
french scientist who observed unwanted microbes in wone and vinegar which turned both liquid bad.
where and when did he publish his works?
he pubished it in germ theory in 1861
what did he priove?
proved the idea of sp wrong as decay didnt happen to sterilised matter thar was left undisturbed but something in the aier was cauring the decay.
what did he theorised?
as germs were causing decay they might be causing disease in the human body
what did he monitor?
the type of micro ogranism that was killing off frances silkworm population but didnt publish this germ theory on infection until 1878
why did pasteur wqork have no impact?
as the theory of spontaneous gen was supported by dr henry bastian who was a famous and respectful doctor
what scientist look into pasteur?
Lister who read germ theory too see if there is a link between the infections problems his surgical patients were facing.
John tydall who discovered small organic particles in the air.in JAN 1870,he gave a lecture linking his discovery with pasteurs germ theory and listers work on wound infection.
why did no one believe in tydall?
he was an physicist not a doctor.The medical world trusted bastian
why was listerd doubted?
couldnt prove his theory
as microbes are present everywhere evn in healthy people
who was robert koch?
german scientist who identified different germs caused different diseases
when did he dicover bacteria caused tuberculosis?
1882
what was koch methods?
microbe is present in every case of disease
once taken from the body the microbe can be reproduced into a pure culture
the disease can be reproduced in test animals using that culture
the microbe can be taken out of the test animals and used to start a fresh culture
what did koch later discover?
1883,he discovered chlorela and ion 1884 was spread in water supplies
what is kock’s influence in britain?
1883,microbe that caused diptheria was dound.Diptheria was a horrible disease which caused painful cough,fever a leathery skin would grow over the tonsil and back of throat.by studying microbe,scientist able to observe poison that caused disease.Posion when breathed stayed in the throat and caused painful symptoms
impact of gem theory?
government rejected germ theory,
now understood microogranism caused disease
understanding of causes of illness and disease?
individuals
institutions
science
technology
attitude in society
