A Brief History of Infectious Disease Prevention

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• Medical Office Management II Study Notes

1. used cowpow to vaccinate against smallpox

1. Promoted handwashing as a means of reducing the spread of puerperal fever to women in childbirth

1. 1809-1894
2. Louis Pasteur
   1. 1822-1895
      1. Helped develop the germ theory of infectious disease stating that disease is caused by microorganisms
   2. Joseph Lister
      1. 1827-1912
         1. Helped develop the germ theory. Introduced aseptic techniques in medicine through use of antiseptics onwounds surgical sites and surgical instrucments
      2. Robert Koch
         1. 1843-1910
            1. Developed a set of proofs known as Koch's Postulates that microbes caused disease
         2. Sir Alexander Fleming
            1. 1881-1955
               1. Discovered Penicillian