Medicine Through Time 1700-1800 2222 Flashcards
1
Q
Why did people oppose to anaesthetic
A
Religious reasons - god inflicted pain
Unconscious lead to death
2
Q
Who Began using carbolic acid to avoid infection
A
Joseph lister
3
Q
When did lister begin using carbolic acid
A
1865
4
Q
What did Pasteur discover about immunity
A
A weakened version of the disease could be used
5
Q
What was the gonverment like in the 19nth century
A
Laissez faire
6
Q
Why did the gonverment attitude change
A
Due to several epidemics (cholera)
7
Q
What did Edward jenners work prove
A
Scientific methods could lead to disease being wiped out
8
Q
How did Jenner discover the vaccination
A
He infect local people with cowpox and then tried to infect them with small pox
