Germ Theory - Discovery, History And New Developments In Health
Healthcare workers and others use medical gloves to help prevent the transmission of disease and infections. However, it was not that long ago in the history of mankind that the idea of using medical gloves to prevent the transmission of diseases was unheard of. The Advance of Medical Science Science has advanced rapidly over the last 100 years and there have been many amazing discoveries made, particularly in the area of healthcare and health issues. Just 100 years ago, it was not uncommon for the general public to believe that people became afflicted with disease because they angered the gods, or because of their sins. Some even believed illness was the result of curses placed upon them by others. Even today, in some third-world countries, illnesses are still believed to be the result of sins and curses. The years between 1879 and 1900 are frequently referred to as the germ revolution . This is the point in history when medical science began to advance to the point where doctors began to discover the role of germs in illness and disease, and they began to fully comprehend the modes of disease transmission. they assumed that it did not exist...