Germ Theory & Antisepsis | How Pasteur, Koch, and Lister Revolutionized Medicine

Описание: Explore the Germ Theory Revolution and the birth of modern antisepsis in this lecture from Bodies, Systems, and Stories: A Critical History of Medicine.

In Unit II: The Transformation of Medical Practice (Lectures 7–14), Lecture 9, you’ll learn:

From miasma to microbes: How the medical world shifted from "bad air" to invisible germs as the cause of disease.

Pasteur and Koch: Discover how fermentation, culture media, and Koch’s Postulates laid the foundation for modern microbiology.

Lister’s antiseptic breakthrough: See how carbolic acid transformed hospitals from “houses of death” to places of healing, including the pivotal case of James Greenlees.

Resistance to change: Understand why the medical establishment initially rejected antisepsis, symbolized by surgeons “closing doors to shut out Lister’s germs.”

Legacy in modern medicine: From asepsis to gloves, hygiene, and public health, learn how these discoveries reshaped surgery and saved millions of lives.

Perfect for medical students, historians of medicine, physician-scientists, and anyone interested in the intersection of science and society, this lecture combines history, science, and human drama to show how one idea—germs—forever changed the practice of medicine.

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