History of disease prevention Flashcards
1
Q
Who is the father of PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE
A
Louis Pastuer (1822-1895) discovered that bacteria lead to food spoilage, discovered that heat kills bacteria which led to surgical instrument sterilization, CREATED RABIES VACCINE
2
Q
Who discovered that hand washing was most important in disease transmission
A
Ignaz Semmelweis
3
Q
who was first to use antiseptic on wounds
A
Joseph Lister
4
Q
Who created penicillin
A
Alexander Flemming won the nobel prize in 1945 for this
