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Robert Hook
"Living things were composed of little boxes or cells." -
Discovery of Microbes
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1st Observations
Antoni Leeuwenhoek looked at microorganisms in teeth scraps, rain water, & popcorn. -
Vaccination
Patient is injected with cowpox to treat smallpox -
Germ Theory of Disease
Silkworm disease caused by a fungus -
Hand Washing
Ignaz Semmelwise advocated handwashing to prevent transmission of puerperal fever. -
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Golden Age of Microbiology
Antoni Leeuwenhoek looked at micro organisms teeth scraps, rain water, & popcorn -
Rudolf Virchow's cell theory
"Cells arise from preexisting cells." -
Prevention of surgical wound infections
Chemical disinfectant to prevent airborne mircobes from infecting the wound. -
Germ Theory of Disease
Someone else believed silkworm disease was caused by a protozoa -
Anthrax
A bacteria causes Anthrax, and also proves that specific microbes causes specific dieases. -
Penicillin
Staphylococcus plate left near an open window, scientist woke up to see mold around the colony.
