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Industrial revolution medicine (Germ theory (1861 - Louis Pasteur…
Industrial revolution medicine
Disease theory
Spontaneous generation - germs were produced by decaying matter
Miasma - Bad and unclean air
By 1700, microscopes allowed bacteria and germs to be seen
By 1850, microscopes allowed for very tiny images to be seen allowing for more breakthroughs
Germ theory
1861 - Louis Pasteur published Germ Theory, disproving spontaneous generation and saying germs caused disease
Pasteur proved Microbes in the air cause decay investigating why liquids turned sour
Robert Koch read Pasteurs work and began to study microbes and proved microbes caused disease and decay
1882 - Koch identifies specifics microbes for TB, 1883 - Koch identifies specific microbes for cholera
Koch developed a new easier way of developing bacteria on agar, also dying bacteria with chemicals to see them
Scientists used Kochs chemical dye method to see microbes causing other disease
All the discoveries had a direct impact on prevention and cure of many diseases
Pasteur and Koch
Germ theory and had very little impact initially as Pasteur was not a doctor and focused on food and drink
Most doctors still believed in spontaneous generation but some like Joseph Lister made the link
Kochs work had more of an impact and he inspired others to research microbes
It took time for most doctors and the British government to accept Germ Theory
The real cause of disease had been discovered but had no impact on treatment and prevention yet
Florence Nightingale
There was little training for nursing as it was not a respectable job for women
She attended the first nurses training school at Kaiserwerth Hospital Germany
She was asked to lead a team or nurses at the military in Scutari during the Crimean War 1854-1856
She emphasised good hygiene, fresh air, good supplies and training for nurses as she believed in miasma
She helped lower the death rate at the Scutari hospital from 42% to 2%
Her work was widely reported on in Britain, she published books and nursing and hospital organisation
She set up a training school for nurses and midwives