How We Discovered Germs | Origin of Everything

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Keywords
virus bacteria microbes germ disease four humors Miasma Theory bloodletting trepanation Germ Theory of Disease pathogen Louis Pasteur Robert Koch Joesph Lister Patrick Manson Ronald Ross Paul Ehrlich Sahachiro Hata syphilis Alexander Fleming penicillin Martinus Beijerinck vaccine Jonas Salk Stanley Plotkin bad air night air pasteurization bacillus anthracis parasites malaria sahachiro hata salvarsan antibiotics pneumonia pandemic covid-19 sars-cov-2
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Science
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Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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How We Discovered Germs | Origin of Everything

Humanity didn't always know about the invisible viruses, bacteria, and microbes that can cause disease. But that doesn't mean we didn't come up with some truly bizarre ideas. From the four humors and miasma theory to bloodletting and trepanation, Danielle traces humanity's winding road to the Germ Theory of Disease that revolutionized the medical profession.
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PBS Learning Media

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