A Brief History of Infectious Disease Prevention

A Brief History of Infectious Disease Prevention

1. Edward Jenner

   • 1749-1823
     • Developed the first effective vaccine
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       • used cowpow to vaccinate against smallpox
   • Ignaz Semmelweis
     • 1818-1865
       • Promoted handwashing as a means of reducing the spread of puerperal fever to women in childbirth
     • Oliver Wendall Homes
       • 1809-1894
       • Louis Pasteur
         • 1822-1895
           • Helped develop the germ theory of infectious disease stating that disease is caused by microorganisms
         • Joseph Lister
           • 1827-1912
             • Helped develop the germ theory. Introduced aseptic techniques in medicine through use of antiseptics onwounds surgical sites and surgical instrucments
           • Robert Koch
             • 1843-1910
               • Developed a set of proofs known as Koch's Postulates that microbes caused disease
             • Sir Alexander Fleming
               • 1881-1955
                 • Discovered Penicillian