10 Questions
What did Agostino Bassi demonstrate in 1835?
The connection between microorganisms and illness
What was the primary belief about the causes of disease before the recognition of the role of microorganisms?
Disease was due to supernatural forces
What field was born as a result of examining how hosts defended themselves against microorganisms?
Immunology
Who demonstrated that the great Potato Blight of Ireland was caused by a fungus?
M. J. Berkeley
What did Fracastoro and a few others suggest about disease causes before the recognition of the relationship between microorganisms and disease?
Disease was due to supernatural forces
Agostino Bassi first showed that a microorganism could cause disease when he demonstrated in 1835 that a silkworm disease was due to a viral infection.
False
The field of immunology was born as a result of recognizing the role of microorganisms in disease.
True
Recognition of the germ theory of disease began to accumulate in the late nineteenth century.
False
M. J. Berkeley proved that the great Potato Blight of Ireland was caused by a bacterium.
False
Most people believed that disease was caused by supernatural forces and poisonous vapors before the recognition of the relationship between microorganisms and disease.
True
Learn about the historical development of the Germ Theory of Disease and the role of microorganisms in causing illnesses. Understand the significance of new techniques in studying microorganisms and their impact on the field of microbiology.
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