NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

MICROBIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
This scientist, known for his “Germ Theory, “ showed that airborne microbes were the cause of disease
A
Alexander Fleming
B
Albert Einstein
C
Louis Pasteur
D
Joseph Lister
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -During the mid-to late 19th century Pasteur demonstrated that microorganisms cause disease and discovered how to make vaccines from weakened, or attenuated, microbes. He developed the earliest vaccines against fowl cholera, anthrax, and rabies.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822-September 28, 1895) was a French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization.

Detailed explanation-5: -The “one pathogen to one disease” paradigm was developed based on the germ theory of disease that was formulated by Robert Koch the late 19th century and shaped the development of diagnostic microbiology in medicine.

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