10 Questions
What did Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister develop in the mid-1800s?
Microbial control practices for medical procedures
What did Pasteur's work on microorganisms lead scientists to believe?
Microbes were a possible cause of disease
What were hospital-acquired infections known as in the mid-1800s?
Nosocomial infections
What was the cause of death in at least 10% of surgical cases before the mid-1800s?
Hospital-acquired infections
What did a surgeon in the American Civil War might have used to clean his scalpel?
Chloride of lime
What did Ignaz Semmelweis and Joseph Lister develop in the mid-1800s?
Microbe-killing chloride of lime for hand washing
What was the cause of death in at least 10% of surgical cases before the mid-1800s?
Nosocomial infections
What did Pasteur's work on microorganisms lead scientists to believe?
Microbes were a possible cause of disease
What did the Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis and English physician Joseph Lister use to develop microbial control practices?
Thinking that microbes were a possible cause of disease
What did the scientific control of microbial growth begin?
About 100 years ago
Test your knowledge of microbial growth control in this quiz. Explore the history of scientific advancements and the impact of microorganisms on disease. Take the pre-test to assess your understanding of this important topic in microbiology.
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