He was also important for developing techniques in growing bacteria using agar jelly. He also developed methods of staining them to make them easier to see. He inspired other scientists to find microbes for other diseases. What was his impact? Only once the specific disease causing microbes had been found could work begin to find cures and vaccines. Even the British government rejected the Germ Theory – even when Koch proved that Cholera was spread in the water supply he was ignored and the British government clung onto the idea of miasma. However, bacteriology and the germ theory had an enormous understanding on the cause of disease and illness. The mystery had been solved, even if it took the medical profession a while to accept this, and new treatments could now be researched. Individuals What factors affected the understanding of the cause of illness and disease? Without Pasteur and Koch it would have taken a lot longer for the Germ Theory to be developed Government Technology The government did not help improve The microscope was a very important piece of understanding in the cause of disease. technology – it allowed scientists to spot most After 1867 more people in Britain had the right micro-organisms. to vote so the government had to listen to them but were only interested in practical solutions; Koch also developed new techniques of growing the Germ Theory actually offered no practical and staining bacteria. solutions. Science Changes in Society Improved communications allowed scientists to People were more interested in finding the share their work with each other and there was a reasons behind disease than they had been in desire to prove new theories and find practical previous centuries. They were looking for solutions rationale explanations and links were made between unhealthy living conditions and disease. However, people were reluctant to change their minds and it took a long time to accept the germ theory. Until the 1880s, when it could be proved
He was also important for developing techniques in growing bacteria using agar jelly. He also developed methods of staining them to make them easier to see. He inspired other scientists to find microbes for other diseases. What was his impact? Only once the specific disease causing microbes had been found could work begin to find cures and vaccines. Even the British government rejected the Germ Theory – even when Koch proved that Cholera was spread in the water supply he was ignored and the British government clung onto the idea of miasma. However, bacteriology and the germ theory had an enormous understanding on the cause of disease and illness. The mystery had been solved, even if it took the medical profession a while to accept this, and new treatments could now be researched. What factors affected the understanding of the cause of illness and disease? Individuals Without Pasteur and Koch it would have taken a lot longer for the Germ Theory to be developed Government The government did not help improve understanding in the cause of disease. After 1867 more people in Britain had the right to vote so the government had to listen to them but were only interested in practical solutions; the Germ Theory actually offered no practical solutions. Technology The microscope was a very important piece of technology – it allowed scientists to spot most micro-organisms. Koch also developed new techniques of growing and staining bacteria. Science Improved communications allowed scientists to share their work with each other and there was a desire to prove new theories and find practical solutions Changes in Society People were more interested in finding the reasons behind disease than they had been in previous centuries. They were looking for rationale explanations and links were made between unhealthy living conditions and disease. However, people were reluctant to change their minds and it took a long time to accept the germ theory. Until the 1880s, when it could be proved
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