Louis Pasteur carried out a number of experiments to show that germs existed in the air and these caused illness. When did he do this?
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Robert Koch developed Pasteur's ideas further. What did he do?
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Robert Koch developed methods of proving which bacterium was causing a particular disease. How was he able to do this?
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In 1880 Pasteur used Koch's bacteria identification process to work out the cause of Chicken Cholera. One of Pasteur's team, Charles Chamberland, was asked to do something but forgot. What did he forget?
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The weakened Chicken Cholera, which has been exposed to the air, was injected into some chickens. They were then later injected with fresh, full strength, Chicken Cholera. But what happened?
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In 1881 Robert Koch used his bacterium staining method to discover a specific germ that caused a horrid human disease. What was it?
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Louis Pasteur went on to successfully save a boy, Joseph Meister, who had been bitten by a rabid dog. He was able to do this as he had developed a rabies vaccine. When was this vaccine developed and used?
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In 1909 Paul Ehrlich (a member of Robert Koch's research team) developed the first chemical cure for a disease (syphilis). What was the cure called?
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In 1928 Alexander Fleming left a pile of Petri dishes containing Staphylococci bacteria. Oh his return to his laboratory what did he discover?
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Alexander Fleming was unable to develop a pure penicillin drug from the mould he had discovered- But why?
