industrial medicine Flashcards
when was the industrial period?
1700-1900
who created the smallpox vaccine?
Edward jenner
when was the smallpox vaccine created?
1796 - tested on James Phipps
1798 - published his findings
what other disease was used in the smallpox vaccine?
cowpox
when was the outbreak of cholera?
1854
what was the name of the doctor who investigated cholera?
John Snow
why was there no deaths in the broad street brewery? but there was 18 deaths at the broad street factory?
the workers at the brewery were allowed to use the brewery’s well and drink the beer, whereas the workers at the broad street factory drank from the public pump
what were the two main theories of causes of diseases? (Industrial)
miasma
spontaneous generation
what was spontaneous generation?
Disease was caused by microscopic organisms that spontaneously appeared on filth, dirt and rotting matter.
who made the germ theory?
Louis pasteur
when did Pastuer publish his findings?
1861
what were the four basic principles of germ theory?
The air contains living microorganisms
Microbes are not evenly distributed in the air
Microbes in the air cause decay
Microbes can be killed by heating them
what type of flask did Pasteur use?
swan neck flask
who discovered the bacteria that causes tuberculosis?
Robert Koch in 1882
what method of growing bacteria did Koch discover?
by using agar jelly in a petri dish
what war was Florence Nightingale in?
The crimean war
name three things Florence nightingale did to improve hospitals
made sure patients had privacy for amputation
made sure towels and sheets were clean
made sure patients had good food
hired 200 builders to rebuild a ward block
what was the name of Florence Nightingale’s book?
notes for nursing
when was Florence Nightingale’s book published?
1860
when was the vaccine for rabies?
1885
when was the vaccine for typhoid?
1896
when was the vaccine for tuberculosis?
1906
when was the vaccine for Diptheria?
1913
when was the vaccine for tetanus?
1927
