Biomedical Science Unit at Curtin University
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Who is credited with developing antisepsis for surgery?

  • Robert Koch
  • Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
  • Joseph Lister (correct)
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Which individual introduced handwashing in clinical practice to reduce mortality?

  • Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
  • Ignaz Semmelweis (correct)
  • Robert Koch
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Who wrote the first book detailing observations with a microscope?

  • Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
  • Joseph Lister
  • Robert Hooke (correct)
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Which scientist is known for disproving the theory of spontaneous generation?

    <p>Louis Pasteur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the first to describe bacteria and their shapes?

    <p>Antoni van Leeuwenhoek</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who contributed to developing staining methods for microbes?

    <p>Robert Koch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which individual credited with the discovery of pasteurisation?

    <p>Louis Pasteur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Koch's postulates' are associated with which scientist?

    <p>Robert Koch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Abiogenesis' theory was disproved by which scientist?

    <p>Louis Pasteur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Ignaz Semmelweis introduce in clinical practice?

    <p>Handwashing</p> Signup and view all the answers

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