NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -The germ theory of disease states that many diseases are caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, or fungi. These diseases are caused by the growth and replication of microorganisms. The germ theory of disease was devised by Louis Pasteur.

Detailed explanation-2: -Still, it has been little more than a century and a half since Robert Koch made the discoveries that led Louis Pasteur to describe how small organisms called germs could invade the body and cause disease.

Detailed explanation-3: -The miasma theory was the predominant theory of disease transmission before the germ theory took hold towards the end of the 19th century; it is no longer accepted as a correct explanation for disease by the scientific community.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1861, Pasteur published his Germ Theory. This was a turning point in medicine as he argued that microbes in the air caused decay, not the other way round as was commonly believed. He also suggested that specific germs caused diseases.