Key Topic 3. 1700–1900: Medicine in 18th and 19th Century Illustration in Punch 1852. “A court for King Cholera” Case Studies: Jenner and the development of vaccination. Fighting Cholera in London, 1854 Language and Literacy Key Terms and their meanings in Medicine 1250-1500. Bacteria Micro-organisms that can cause diseases Cholera A disease passed on in water contaminated with faeces Contagion The passing of a disease from one person to another Dysentery A severe infection causing frequent fluid bowel movement Effluvia Unpleasant smells from waste matter Germ A micro-organism that causes disease Germ Theory The idea that germs cause disease, often through the air or water Immunity Protection from disease through the bodies self defences Immunisation Making immunity usually by vaccination
Key Topic 3. 1700–1900: Medicine in 18th and 19th Century Illustration in Punch 1852. “A court for King Cholera” Case Studies: Jenner and the development of vaccination. Fighting Cholera in London, 1854 Language and Literacy Key Terms and their meanings in Medicine 1250-1500. Bacteria Micro-organisms that can cause diseases Cholera A disease passed on in water contaminated with faeces Contagion The passing of a disease from one person to another Dysentery A severe infection causing frequent fluid bowel movement Effluvia Unpleasant smells from waste matter Germ A micro-organism that causes disease Germ Theory The idea that germs cause disease, often through the air or water Immunity Protection from disease through the bodies self defences Immunisation Making immunity usually by vaccination