Germ theory of disease
principle · 1861 · Industrial Revolution
Diseases are caused by microorganisms (Pasteur, Koch).
Authors: Germ theory's key 19th century figures, Louis Pasteur.
Principles and materials it uses
- Culture medium (agar) — uses. Koch’s postulates.
Where it is used
- Petri dish — is used in. Growing bacterial cultures.
- Vaccine — is used in. Pasteur developed vaccination on the basis of germ theory.
- Antibiotic — is used in. Fighting bacteria.
- Antisepsis — is used in. Lister relied on Pasteur’s work.
- Pasteurization — is used in. Killing microbes with heat.
- Sterilization — is used in. The rationale.
- Surgical mask — is used in. Protection against droplets.
- Antibodies — is used in. Immunity against microbes.