Medicine: 1700 - 1900

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Outline the belief of Spontaneous Generation?
Decaying matter created microbes
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What was the name of the doctor that realised that cowpox could be used to prevent smallpox?
edward jenner, 1796
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What term did he introduce?
Vaccination - "vacca" (latin for cow)
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What was the Germ theory and who published it?
Louis Pasteur, 1861 - microbes in the air caused things to rot
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Who developed the Germ theory?
Robert Koch - proved theory right & identified specific microbes eg. TB + used method Agar jelly
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What technology improved between 1700-1900?
Microscopes
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Name 3 actions gov took between 1700-1900 that helped prevent disease
1) vaccinations compulsory, 1872 2) new sewage system 3) public health act, 1875
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Where was the water pump that Snow identified as the spread of cholera?
Broad street, Soho
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Name 3 chemicals that improved surgery between 1700-1900?
Carbolic spray (antiseptic), Chloroform (anaesthetic), laughing gas (pain relief)
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2 ways hospitals improved between 1700-1900
1) pavilion plan 2) specially trained doctors
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