Germ theory and everyday medicine (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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What does germ theory say causes disease?
What does germ theory say causes disease?
Microscopic organisms (germs)
Miasma theory belief
Miasma theory belief
Diseases caused by bad air/poisonous vapours
Spontaneous generation theory
Spontaneous generation theory
Disease arises spontaneously in body without external cause
Four Humours theory
Four Humours theory
Illness from imbalance of blood, phlegm, yellow & black bile
Joseph Lister's contribution to surgery
Joseph Lister's contribution to surgery
Developed antiseptic techniques using carbolic acid
Chemical used in Lister's antiseptic method
Chemical used in Lister's antiseptic method
Carbolic acid
Surgery mortality rate before vs after Lister
Surgery mortality rate before vs after Lister
50% before, dropped to under 15% after antiseptics
Hospital reform focus after germ theory
Hospital reform focus after germ theory
Cleanliness to prevent disease spread
Which diseases had vaccines developed using germ theory?
Which diseases had vaccines developed using germ theory?
Anthrax and tuberculosis
Which disease was nearly eliminated by vaccination?
Which disease was nearly eliminated by vaccination?
Diphtheria
Two key scientists who developed germ theory
Two key scientists who developed germ theory
Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch
Who convinced British doctors of germ theory?
Who convinced British doctors of germ theory?
William Roberts and Sir William Cheyne
When did Lister develop antiseptic surgery?
When did Lister develop antiseptic surgery?
1860s-1870s
Florence Nightingale's initial disease belief
Florence Nightingale's initial disease belief
Miasma theory (bad air)
WWI vaccination programme timing
WWI vaccination programme timing
1914-1918, mandatory for soldiers