germ theory of disease
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The germ theory of disease is the scientific concept that many illnesses are caused by microscopic organisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi invading and multiplying within a host.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| germ theory of disease canonical | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
medical theory
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scientific theory ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
bacteria
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fungi ⓘ parasites ⓘ protozoa ⓘ viruses ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
miasma theory of disease
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spontaneous generation ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
disease transmission can occur via air, water, or food
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disease transmission can occur via contaminated materials ⓘ disease transmission can occur via person-to-person contact ⓘ diseases can be caused by microorganisms ⓘ microorganisms can invade a host ⓘ microorganisms can multiply within a host ⓘ specific diseases are caused by specific microbes ⓘ |
| describes |
causes of infectious diseases
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role of microorganisms in disease ⓘ |
| enables |
antibiotic therapy
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antiseptic surgery ⓘ aseptic technique ⓘ food safety regulations ⓘ infection control measures ⓘ modern hygiene practices ⓘ vaccination strategies ⓘ water sanitation policies ⓘ |
| field |
epidemiology
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infectious disease ⓘ microbiology ⓘ public health ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | 19th century ⓘ |
| impact |
development of antimicrobial drugs
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development of infection prevention protocols ⓘ development of modern hospitals ⓘ development of sterilization methods ⓘ improvements in life expectancy ⓘ reduction in surgical mortality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Girolamo Fracastoro
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Ignaz Semmelweis NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Lister NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Pasteur NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Koch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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World Health Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ modern medicine ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
antisepsis
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contagion ⓘ host-pathogen interaction ⓘ immunity ⓘ infectious disease transmission ⓘ pathogen ⓘ sterilization ⓘ vaccination ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Koch's postulates
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Lister's antiseptic surgery results ⓘ Pasteur's experiments on fermentation ⓘ Pasteur's experiments on silkworm disease ⓘ Pasteur's swan-neck flask experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Semmelweis's handwashing observations ⓘ |
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