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Beliefs about the causes of disease c.1700-1900 - Coggle Diagram
Beliefs about the causes of disease c.1700-1900
Individuals
Pasteur - Germ Theory - 1861
Nightingale - Notes on Hospitals Published - 1859
Koch - Four hypotheses published - and discovers the TB bacteria - 1882
Snow - Broad Street pump and Cholera link discovered - 1854
Institutions
British Government not interested
The ability to vote meant the government were willing to intervene
Government want Practical solutions to epidemics
Government won't promote the germ theory as it has no practical use
Science
Improved communication meant scientists could share their findings
Tyndall used Pasteur and Lister's work to extend germ theory
Pasteur work on animal diseases was used by other scientists for human diseases
Much of the revolution was focused on finding solutions to the big problems
Scientists were also able to draw conclusions from other scientists work
Technology
The invention of the Microscope meant clearer images and greater magnification made most microorganisms visible
Joseph Petri's Petri dish used to culture bacteria
Attitudes in Society
People were more interested in finding the causes of disease
Religious leaders and businessmen agreed something had to be done about the outbreaks
People were horrified about the overcrowding and illness they saw in cities
People were still reluctant to change their minds
Germ theory was not accepted as a fact until 1880 when proof was provided of its validity
Germ Theory
Microbes can be killed by heating them
Microbes in the air cause decay
Microbes are not evenly distributed through the air
The air contains living Microorganisms
Spontaneous Generation
The idea that Microbes formed on rotting food.
Koch's work on Microbes
The Microorganism comes from a diseased person
The Microorganisms are found in diseased people and not healthy people