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Discoveries in medicine during the 19th century - Coggle Diagram
Discoveries in medicine during the 19th century
Edward Jenner
the first ever vaccination; prevented smallpox from spreading
Lois Pasteur/Robert Koch
Germ theory
Discovered the causes of tuberculosis 1880 and chorea 1883
causes of typhos 1883, tetanus 1884; pneumonia 1886; meningitis 1887; plague 1894; dysentery 1898
L.P developed vaccines to prevent: chickenpox, chorea, anthrax and rabies.
L.P. Pasteurization process of milk
Emil von Behring
made the injection for diphtheria
Patrick Manson
1884 mosquitos were carriers of worms that caused Elephantiasis
Later scientist found out about malaria
Charles Chamberland
Discovered viruses
1842 USA - anesthetics
patient had a tumor removed from their neck while using anesthetic ether
Ether London - amputation of leg
J. C. Warren 1845 American doctor - Laughing gas to remove a thooth = unsuccessful
Alternative anesthetics
Briton James Simpson 1847 - chloroform - not good
Carl Koller 1884 - cocaine - only for short operations
Florence Nightingale (Crimean war) - cleaner hospitals
Joseph Lister - healing better with carbolic acid and avoiding gangrene
Koch - bacteria that caused septicemia 1878 - supported Lister's theory
Instruments and clothing were thoroughly & regularly sterilized
1890s asepic surgery began - equipments and clothing were steam cleaned
W. S. Halstead - rubber gloves when operating
Preventing infections
German surgeons began wearing face masks