Koch, Jenner and Pasteur
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- Created on: 12-06-16 12:19
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- The work of Pasteur, Jenner and Koch
- Edward Jenner 1749-1823
- 14th May 1769: Inserted cow pox matter into a cut on James Phipps arm.
- 1st July 1769: Injected the boy with small pox but no disease followed.
- Several months later he injected more small pox but still no disease followed.
- The British Government awarded him £10,000 and five years later £20,000.
- Louis Pasteur 1822-1895
- Chemist Louis Pasteur discovered that bacteria in the air caused and spread disease.
- For the first time in history scientists and doctors knew the true cause of disease in general.
- He used his knowledge on bacteria after his daughter died to figure out what caused cholera.
- Knowing what microbes caused disease he tried to find more vaccines after seeing Jenner's work.
- Robert Koch 1843-1910
- Doctor Robert Koch investigated Anthrax and discovered it could infect people.
- It was the first time anyone identified the specific microbe that causes an individual disease.
- He started to stain different microbes so they stood out from the others. Other scientists started to use this method.
- The discovery led to finding other microbes that caused these specific diseases: Typhoid, Cholera, Pneumonia, Meningitis and the Plague.
- Edward Jenner 1749-1823
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