Post on 02-Jan-2016
+Old world views
Disease caused by: Sins Wrong doings Associations with “sick” people Minorities
Cured by: Religious leaders- exorcism, purging “Doctors”- used blood letting
+Common practices of Middle ages
Feces was dumped in the alleys
Dead bodies were left to rot
Food was prepared in filthy kitchens
Hand washing was not considered necessary
Unsterile equipment used for surgeries
Ex: Typhoid Mary-healthy carrier of Typhoid Cook-spread disease to about 50 people (1900’s)
+Start of Microbiology
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek perfected the microscope First saw living organisms from his saliva Called them animacules Presented the idea that we now understand as
microorganisms 1676 Father of Microbiology
+Louis Pasteur
Supported the germ theory of disease
Created the rabies vaccine
Discovered pasteurization- killing bacteria
in products like milk
1860
+Robert Koch
Koch’s postulates- how bacteria cause disease
1860-1900
Identified some of the most harmful bacteria Tuberculosis Anthrax Cholera