Microbiology In The 19th Century

I think that the study of microbiology was hindered in the 18th and 19th century because not everyone knew what germs were at that time. It is hard for society to accept change and to believe in new things. Back then they didn’t have the internet or access to information to look up research to see if a new drug or vaccination was safe. Like in the video clip, Dr. Jenner’s first vaccine, some of the people weren’t willing to receive the vaccine for small pox because they were scared of it.
Yes, I think that microbiology and science are influenced by our social and cultural environment today. There is always a push from society to find cures for diseases, such as cancer and AIDS. I feel society will always have an influence in microbiology and science because there is always new diseases and bacteria. Vaccinations help keep us immune from infectious diseases. The flu shot is no a required immunization for school …show more content…
“Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by a type of staph bacteria that's become resistant to many of the antibiotics used to treat ordinary staph infections” (MayoClinicStaff, 2015). After years of overuse of antibiotics, some bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics. MRSA is also very contiguous and hospital staff have to you use extra precautions when treating someone with MRSA. As Jonathan Eisen said, “Killing pathogens is a good thing when we are sick, but we should understand that when we pump chemicals and antibiotics into our world that we are also killing the cloud of microbes in and on us” (TedTalks, 2012). This is an obstacle also, getting society to see especially the medical community to understand that by over cleanliness and antibiotic use that we are undoing what was discovered in the 18th and 19th century. We are killing the microbes we need to keep us healthy and creating new bacteria that can make us