c1700-1800
1700-1800
disease could spread fast
understand what caused disease and illness
a movement that promoted the idea that people could think for themselves
new scientific ideas replace the old ones
idea that germs were created by decaying matter
germs are the cause of decay not created by it
publish germ theory in 1861
publish germ theory
something in the air must cause decay
because he wasnt a doctor and his ideas were based on food and drink
his ideas were based on food and drink
because he wasnt a doctor
little practical use in treating disease
miasma
the great stink in 1858
the great stink
great stink
sewege dumped straight into the Thames
a scientist who improved on germ theory
anthrax
tuberculosis
cholera
his method of growing bacteria in agar jelly and coloured them and photoed them
growing bacteria in agar jelly
received funding from german government
he recieved funding from the german government