Industrial Revolution Pt. II: Medical Innovations

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The belief that all disease came from infested or foul air.

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What is Miasma Theory?

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An English physician and scientist known as the 'Father of Immunology'. He developed the first vaccine for smallpox in 1798.

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Who is Edward Jenner?

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An English physician known as the 'Father of Epidemiology'. In 1854, he tracked the origin of the London cholera outbreak to a tainted water supply.

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Who is John Snow?

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A French chemist and microbiologist who confirmed the Germ Theory, developed pasteurization, and created vaccines from weakened viruses such as rabies, cholera, and anthrax.

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Who is Louis Pasteur?

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An Austrian neurologist known as the 'Father of Psychoanalysis'.

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Who is Sigmund Freud?

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A German physician and microbiologist who identified the bacteria of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax, using Petri Dishes and Photographic Microscopes

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Who is Robert Koch?