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Germ theory of disease
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The germ theory of disease is the currently accepted scientific theory explaining the cause of infectious diseases. It states that microorganisms known as pathogens or "germs" can cause disease. These
Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera
Scanning electron microscope image of Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera
A representation by Robert Seymour of the cholera epidemic depicts the spread of the disease in the form of poisonous air.
A representation by Robert Seymour of the cholera epidemic depicts the spread of the disease in the form of poisonous air.
Louis Pasteur's spontaneous generation experiment illustrates that liquid nutrients are spoiled by particles in the air rather than the air itself. Th
Louis Pasteur's spontaneous generation experiment illustrates that liquid nutrients are spoiled by particles in the air rather than the air itself. These results of these experiments supported the germ theory of disease.
Ignaz Semmelweis
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Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian medical doctor and scientist of German descent who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures, known as the "saviour of mothers". Postpartum infection, also
Germ theory of disease
…the Gaceta Oficial de Cumana ("Official Gazette of Cumana"). His reports were assessed by an official commission, which discarded his mosquito theory. Ignaz Semmelweis, a Hungarian obstetrician working at the Vienna General Hospital (Allgemeines Krankenhaus) in 1847, noticed the dramatically high maternal mortality…
Semmelweis in 1860
Semmelweis in 1860
Theresia Müller and Joseph Semmelweis, the parents of Ignaz Semmelweis
Theresia Müller and Joseph Semmelweis, the parents of Ignaz Semmelweis
Child portrait of Semmelweis, 1830
Child portrait of Semmelweis, 1830
Streptococcus pyogenes (red-stained spheres) is responsible for most cases of severe puerperal fever. It is commonly found in the throat and nasophary
Streptococcus pyogenes (red-stained spheres) is responsible for most cases of severe puerperal fever. It is commonly found in the throat and nasopharynx of otherwise healthy carriers.