Germ Theory

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Whats spontaneous generation?
Diseases would spontaneously generate
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What did contagionists believe?
That diseases were spread by contact
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What did anti-contagionists believe?
That diseases were spread through miasma
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What did Louis Pasteur discover?
The Germ Theory
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What is the germ theory?
That germs are what cause infections
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How did Pasteur discover the germ theory?
He found that sterile water stayed sterile if the flask was closed, but not if its open.
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List three Implications of Pasteur's Germ Theory
1. It showed that disease was not spread by miasma 2. It showed that spontaneous generation was wrong 3. It showed that an imbalance of the Four Humours did not cause disease
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T/F People Immediately Believed in the Germ Theory
False, it was gradual
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