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Robert hooke |
He examined cork and discovered that there were cells. |
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Schleiden and Schwann |
Read hookes writings and developed the cell theory that all living things were made of cells |
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Anton von leeuwenhoek |
He discovered microorganisms and named them "animicules". he also built the first microscope. |
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Spontaneous generation |
Theory that microorganisms can develop spontaneously from a magical "vital force". This was later disproved by Louis Pasteur. |
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1668 Francisco Redi |
Tried to disprove the spontaneous generation theory. He tried to prove that flies did not arise from decaying meat. He used jars of meat, unsealed and sealed to prove it. |
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1798 Edward Jenner |
Discovered a way to provide immunity to the viral disease "smallpox". He used "cowpox"blister scrapings to immunize people. |
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Louis Pasteur |
1857- determined that yeast convert grape juice into alcohol by a process called fermentation. Vinegar is formed when bacteria converted the alcohol acetic acid. He found that heating wine kills bacteria and keeps the wine from spoiling. That process is known as pasteurization. He disproved the theory of spontaneous generation by using a curved flask to prevent microorganisms from entering the broth that was boiling. |
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1867 Joseph Lister |
An English surgeon who was the first to apply the germ theory to medical issues. He used Phenol (carbolic acid) to kill bacteria and treat surgical wounds. Proving that microorganisms can cause surgical wound infections |
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1876 Robert Koch |
The first to establish a link between a specific microorganism and a specific disease. In 1882, he discovered the cause of tuberculosis--a bacteria named Mycobacterium tuberculosis and he also helped develop a vaccine against anthrax |
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1885 Theodor Escherich |
He was the first to identify the bacteria known as Escherichia coli. This organism is normal flora of the human GI tract but can also cause many diseases including urinary tract infections and traveler's diarrhea. |
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1910 Paul Ehrlich |
Was part of the chemotherapy revolution. He found a chemotherapeutic agent called salvarsan, an arsenic derivative effective against syphilis. |
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1928 Alexander Fleming |
He discovered penicillin by accident when he noticed that the mold in the culture plate inhibited the growth of bacteria. The mold was later identified as penicillin notatum, later renamed Penicillium chrysogenum. |
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Chemotherapy |
Treatment of disease by using chemical substances. |
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Vaccination |
The process of conferring immunity by administering a vaccine; also called immunization |
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Pathogen |
A disease-causing organism |
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Antibiotic |
An antimicrobial agent, usually produced naturally by a bacterium or fungus. |
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Sulfa drugs |
Synthetic antimicrobial drugs developed in the 1930's. They are derivatives of dyes. |
