History of Microbiology and Smallpox Vaccination

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Who is considered the Father of microbiology?

  • John Snow
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (correct)
  • Edward Jenner
  • Ignaz Semmelweis

Who is known for the first successful recorded vaccination for smallpox?

  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  • Joseph Lister
  • Edward Jenner (correct)
  • Ignaz Semmelweis

Who was the first to advocate for physicians to wash their hands?

  • Edward Jenner
  • John Snow
  • Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
  • Ignaz Semmelweis (correct)

Who is known as the Father of antiseptic surgery?

<p>Joseph Lister (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the germ theory of disease, suggesting that microbes cause diseases?

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

Who determined the origin of cholera through an epidemiological study?

<p>John Snow (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek known for?

<p>Being the first person to observe microbes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Edward Jenner use to vaccinate against smallpox?

<p>Puss from cows (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who first advocated for the use of antiseptic surgery?

<p>Ignaz Semmelweis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known as the 'Father of antiseptic surgery'?

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

What did Joseph Lister use to treat wounds?

<p>Carbolic acid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who developed the process of pasteurization?

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

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