Miasma theory - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Germ Theory of Disease - idea that infectious diseases are caused by pathogens Early ideas about disease transmission - punishment for sins, miasma, hexes/spells, spontaneous generation miasma - a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor Louis Pasteur - A French chemist, this man discovered that heat could kill bacteria that otherwise spoiled liquids including milk, wine, and beer. -disproved spontaneous generation -vaccines for rabies and anthrax Robert Koch - country doctor ...

VTPB 221 Final Review Questions And Answers With Latest Updates Using night soil and manure as a source of nitrogen during the development of agriculture increased the number of human diseases by increasing the parasites, bacteria, and flies humans were exposed to. (True or False?) ANS True Some of the consequences of the development of agriculture during early human societies on human health were: ANS Appearance of zoonotic diseases Poisonous air exhaled by decaying organic matter caus...

Confounding correct answers 2 or more co-occurring risk factors are associated with the same outcome Proximal vs. Distal risk factors correct answers Proximal - closer Distal - systematic, broader Proximal Risk Factors correct answers Malnutrtion - infection - death Distal Risk Factors correct answers Social organization - poor housing conditions - injury Central Dynamic in PH correct answers Individual rights vs. community rights (e.g., child rights vs. parents) Individual Right...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. correct answers WHO definition interventions influencing healthy life trajectories correct answers medical, social, behavioral, economic, environmental medicine vs public health correct answers medicine: diagnosing and treating public health: preventing applied social science that encourages individuals and communities to take steps to improve their own health correc...

Define Health correct answers complete physical, mental, and social well-being (not just the absence of disease) Define Community correct answers - group usually in similar geographical area - have roles and relationships, and an awareness of their involvement in - share common beliefs/values - common needs and a commitment to meeting them Evolution of Health Theory correct answers 1. Miasma Phase - health & disease caused by pollution and bad air 2. Bacteriology Phase - dise...

Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville Chap01, Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”? A. Robert Hooke B. Zacharias Janssen C. Francesco Stalluti D. Giovanni Faber Ans: A 2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify o...

Who discovered the Miasma Theory? A. Florence Nightingale B. Jeanne Mance C. Mary Snively D. Marguerite d'Youville Answer> A. Florence Nightingale Who founded Hotel Dieu? A. Mary Snively B. Florence Nightingale C. Jeanne Mance D. Harriet Sutherland Answer> C. Jeanne Mance Who was the founder of modern nursing? A. Jeanne Mance B. Edith Monture C. Harriet Sutherland D. Florence Nightingale Answer> D. Florence Nightingale The earliest role of nurses involved: A. Car...

Reverence for dead, Believed cremation began in Greece in 1000 BC, Believed in shadowy afterlife and Elysian Fields correct answers The ancient Greeks... Separation of the soul from the body, and they believed the remnants of cremation held personal and spiritual significance and should be entombed properly correct answers Greeks believed cremation provided... Large pyres were built and remains were returned home for ceremony correct answers When Greek soldiers died in battle Lay unde...

BIO205 Exam 1 Already Graded A+ agar ️a polysaccharide derived from marine seaweed that is used as a solidifying agent in microbiology culture media animalcule ️a tiny, microscopic organism observed by Leeuwenhoek antisepsis ️the use of chemical methods for eliminating or reducing the growth or replication of infectious agents bacteria ️the domain that includes all organisms not classified as archaea or eukarya epidemiology ️the scientific study of the source, cause,and t...

What is Robert Hooke known for? - Answer-He is the first person to see a cell. Also Helped construct the first microscope. What is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek known for? - Answer-Made His own Microscope (Single-lens), Observations also published by the Royal Society. Malpighi and Odierna - Answer-Published two volumes of microscopic observations of the human excretory system in the Royal Society spontaneous generation - Answer-the mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving source...