Vaccination and Bacteriology

Question 1

Robert Koch

Answer 1

Father of Bacteriology
-tries to solve what was causing Anthrax disease among farm animals.
-Finds the microbe causing the disease with a microscope and publishes in 1876
-develops methods of staining and photographing microorganisms
-received funding from German Govt to develop a team of researchers
-helps to find many other pathogens during the 1880s and 90s

Question 2

Chicken Cholera

Answer 2

-Pasteur and his team testing cultured cholera on chickens
-luckily there was some cultured bacteria not used while on holiday.
-when they get back the give them the old chicken cholera and the chickens do not develop symptoms and gained immunity.
- leads Pasteur to make more vaccines like anthrax

Question 3

reasons for development in vaccination and bacteriology

Answer 3

talented individuals + some govt funding
Franco Prussian war 1870-71 so big nationalism and gain honour for their scientists
communication as findings from Pasteur and Koch were published in scientific journals and conferences so could build on eachother