Miasma theory of disease - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What characterized medicine before the late 19th century? Correct Answer-palliative and aggressive interventions what were some common medical interventions before the 19th? Correct Answer-blood letting vomitting enema who defined the four humors theory? when was it defined? what are the four humors? Correct Answer-Galon 150 A.D black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood letting contrast the treatment required by the "four humors" theory of disease and the germ theory of disease. ...

What characterized medicine before the late 19th century? Correct Answer-the four humors//paliative or aggressive What were some common medical interventions? Correct Answer-Palliative and aggressive interventions - non-curative but relieves symptoms, often did more harm than good; make you bleed, urinate, deficate Who defined the "four humors" theory and when was it defined? Correct Answer-Galen in 150 A.D What are the four humors? Correct Answer-black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and ...

Germ Theory of Disease - Correct Answer-idea that infectious diseases are caused by pathogens Early ideas about disease transmission - Correct Answer-punishment for sins, miasma, hexes/spells, spontaneous generation miasma - Correct Answer-a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor Louis Pasteur - Correct Answer-A French chemist, this man discovered that heat could kill bacteria that otherwise spoiled liquids including milk, wine, and beer. -disproved spontaneous generation -vacc...

Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville Chap01, Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”? A. Robert Hooke B. Zacharias Janssen C. Francesco Stalluti D. Giovanni Faber Ans: A 2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify o...

isolation - Correct Answer-= Define the germ theory of disease and describe the historical advances toward that knowledge. - Correct Answer-Germ theory: Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens (germs are microbes/organisms that cause infectious disease, also known as a pathogen) Summarize how infectious diseases are different than other diseases - Correct Answer-Infectious diseases are spread person to person, by vector, airborne, etc. whereas diseases such as diabetes are not cont...

MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 1 WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% what is microbiology - correct answer the study of microorganisms what is a microorganism - correct answer living bodies that are not visible to the naked eye what is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek known for - correct answer father of microbiology and first to observe microorganism what did leeuwenhoek develop - correct answer lenses capable of seeing microscopic world what did leeuwenhoek do in 1677 - correct answer described microbes as ...

Describe Koch's postulates and the significance of his experiment - Koch's postulates: with the use of anthrax provided a basis for Germ Theory. the experiment: extract blood from diseased individual grow culture put culture into healthy individual, develop disease extract this blood, culture it to show same results Describe the importance of Louis Pasteur and the significance of his swan-neck flask experiment - Disproved spontaneous generation (miasma) the swan-neck made contamination...

Germ Theory of Disease - idea that infectious diseases are caused by pathogens Early ideas about disease transmission - punishment for sins, miasma, hexes/spells, spontaneous generation miasma - a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor Louis Pasteur - A French chemist, this man discovered that heat could kill bacteria that otherwise spoiled liquids including milk, wine, and beer. -disproved spontaneous generation -vaccines for rabies and anthrax Robert Koch - country doctor ...

Define Health correct answers complete physical, mental, and social well-being (not just the absence of disease) Define Community correct answers - group usually in similar geographical area - have roles and relationships, and an awareness of their involvement in - share common beliefs/values - common needs and a commitment to meeting them Evolution of Health Theory correct answers 1. Miasma Phase - health & disease caused by pollution and bad air 2. Bacteriology Phase - dise...

Beginning of medicine always trying to make people feel better, became smaller when witch hunting grew Hippocrates greek, greatest thinker of early medicine, examined only things that are observable, wanted to explain medicine through observations not spirits, humoral theory Humoral. theory four fluids (humors) in the body- blood, yellow and black bile, phlegm- health is how well the 4 are balanced, led to bloodletting Bloodletting withdrawal of blood to cure a disease Humoral medicine balan...