A revolution in medicine (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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What was Louis Pasteur's professional background?
What was Louis Pasteur's professional background?
French chemist
What did spontaneous generation theory incorrectly claim?
What did spontaneous generation theory incorrectly claim?
Diseases caused bacteria to appear
What process did pasteurisation involve?
What process did pasteurisation involve?
Heating substances to kill microorganisms
What did Pasteur prove about the relationship between microorganisms and disease?
What did Pasteur prove about the relationship between microorganisms and disease?
Microorganisms cause disease
Which everyday substances did Pasteur use in his groundbreaking experiments?
Which everyday substances did Pasteur use in his groundbreaking experiments?
Beer and milk
Which technology was crucial for enabling scientists to see bacteria for the first time?
Which technology was crucial for enabling scientists to see bacteria for the first time?
Microscopes
Why did Pasteur's discoveries initially have limited impact on British medicine?
Why did Pasteur's discoveries initially have limited impact on British medicine?
He wasn't a doctor; research on food
Which traditional belief about disease did germ theory challenge?
Which traditional belief about disease did germ theory challenge?
Miasma (bad air)
What did Pasteur's sealed, heated broth experiment prove?
What did Pasteur's sealed, heated broth experiment prove?
Microorganisms came from air
Which scientists built on Pasteur's work to apply it directly to medical practice?
Which scientists built on Pasteur's work to apply it directly to medical practice?
Robert Koch and Joseph Lister
In which year did Pasteur develop the pasteurisation process?
In which year did Pasteur develop the pasteurisation process?
1864
What are germs?
What are germs?
Specific microorganisms that cause disease