Ignaz Semmelweis

Should I Really Stick it to The Man? Draft In 1943, siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl, were executed under the nazi Germany regime. Their crime; treason for being part of the non-violent resistance group against Hitler’s dictatorship, the White Rose, and for distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich. The nazi’s authority between the years 1933 to 1945 was nearly absolute and their leadership ultimately lead to their downfall. However, people can be ignorant on what their…

The Renaissance was a time period of rebirth, new discoveries, and developments. The sicknesses and the Bubonic Plague, or most commonly known as, “plague,” or, “ Black Death,” impacted Europe and other locations across the globe during the Renaissance years in a dreadful manner. The Bubonic Plague affected people during the Renaissance in an unwelcoming way. Even though the illness took many lives, it had a positive influence on society today because it changed medical treatments and advanced…

practice has been in a fight with infections and disease control. From the early era of hospitals patients were at times in the same bed as another patient, thus spreading disease from one to another. A Hungarian obestritician by the name of Ignaz Semmelweis found and adovacted on the importance of hand washing. However, it was not until a physician by the name of Joseph Lister who created a spray to use while conducting surgery, thus being successful in the reduction of mortality rates of…

Introduction Streptococcus pyogenes is a bacteria responsible for a wide range of diseases. They include pharyngitis, impetigo, a skin infection, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, and toxic shock syndrome (TSS) (Burch, 2008). However, the focus of this research will be on necrotizing fasciitis (NF). Although necrotizing fasciitis is rare, it can be lethal. It is commonly known as “flesh-eating bacteria” (touching base, 2001) for its ability to destroy the skin tissue. For the most part, it is…

Introduction Microbes are found everywhere and are the oldest from of life on Earth. They are so small that millions can fit into the eye of a needle and most microbes are harmless and are crucial for our existence on Earth. Not all microbes are harmless and many in fact can cause serious damage to plants, animals and humans. A pathogen is anything that can cause a disease or illness to its host and includes worms, bacteria, protozoa, viruses and fungus. This report will focus on food…