Germ Theory of Disease

Theory that states that microscopic organisms named germs can cause disease in the human body.

• The big bang Theory

• Spontaneous Generation Theory

• Germ theory of disease

• The Pasteur Theory

What did people believed were the cause of diseases until the acceptance of the germ theory?

• That disease was a punishment for sins.

• That disease were cause due the flow of life

• That disease were caused by books

• That disease were caused by movements of the earth

What tool provided the evidence to be able to formulate the germ theory?

• Telescope

• Microscope

• Drill

• Hammer

Which widely accepted theory began to rise doubts as the existence of microorganism became to our knowledge.

• The spontaneous combustion theory

• The spontaneous generation theory

• The spontaneous gravitational theory

• The spontaneous mechanical theory

Who, in 1668, performed experiments with a jar a gauze and meat to disproved the spontaneous generation theory?

• Isaac Newton

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Koch

• Francisco Redi

After how many years after Redi, did Louis Pasteur performed his experiments? (approximately)

• 100

• 200

• 20

• 10

Who continue with Redi´s task of disproving the spontaneous generation theory by doing an experiment with curved neck in a bottle with a nutrient rich solution?

• Robert Koch

• Francisco Redi

• Louis Pasteur

• Antoine Vaan Levonhouke

What´s the name of the german physician that was able to isolated several bacteria from sick people?

• Francisco Redi

• Antoine Vaan Levonhooke

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Koch

Robert koch used several steps to isolated bacteria from sick people and to prove this bacteria was the causative agent of the disease, these steps were later be called....

• Pasteurization

• Koch Law´s

• Fermentation Law´s

• Koch Postulates

What does the first koch postulates states?

• “The organism must be present in half cases of the disease”

• “The organism must be absent in every case of the disease”

• “The organism must be present in most cases of the disease”

• “The organism must be present in every case of the disease”