the professional Flashcards
1
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What is miasma?
A
it is a dominant disease theory
that disease is caused by foul smelling air or sin
2
Q
who’s john snow
A
the father if epidemiology
he believed in the germ theory
Famous for his work on cholera
3
Q
who is edwin chadwick
A
he believed that filth and mmortality of the pool was the cause of disease.
4
Q
who is Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan
A
A minister of health responsible for the formation of the NHS
