Approaches to prevention of disease (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Who published Germ Theory in 1861?
Who published Germ Theory in 1861?
Louis Pasteur
What does Germ Theory state?
What does Germ Theory state?
Microbes cause diseases
How vaccines create immunity
How vaccines create immunity
Weakened microbes trigger immune response
Why Pasteur chose term 'vaccination'
Why Pasteur chose term 'vaccination'
To honour Edward Jenner
Latin word 'vacca' means
Latin word 'vacca' means
Cow
Animal diseases Pasteur vaccinated against
Animal diseases Pasteur vaccinated against
Anthrax and chicken cholera
Human disease Pasteur created vaccine for
Human disease Pasteur created vaccine for
Rabies
Meaning of 'laissez-faire'
Meaning of 'laissez-faire'
Hands-off government approach
Year of Public Health Act
Year of Public Health Act
1875
Epidemics that pressured govt to act on health
Epidemics that pressured govt to act on health
Cholera
1875 Act requirement for water
1875 Act requirement for water
Clean water supplies
1875 Act requirement for waste removal
1875 Act requirement for waste removal
Sewage systems
Officials 1875 Act required cities to employ
Officials 1875 Act required cities to employ
Public health officers
Significance of 1875 Public Health Act
Significance of 1875 Public Health Act
First time govt accepted legal responsibility for health