MICR 221 Chapter Notes - Chapter midterm: Ignaz Semmelweis, Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 2010 Haiti Cholera Outbreak
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Typhus, dysentery and pneumonia wiped out napoleons army. Started with the earthquake and un peacekeepers brought the disease and the island is now suffering. Not discovered by scientists rather very wealthy people or people who are minor scientists with other jobs. His issue was that he was dutch, and no one understood or spoke dutch so his work was not appreciated. He looked at e(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g he (cid:272)ould a(cid:374)d sa(cid:449) s(cid:373)all o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)is(cid:373)s (cid:373)o(cid:448)i(cid:374)g a(cid:396)ou(cid:374)d (cid:862)(cid:449)ee a(cid:374)i(cid:373)al(cid:272)ules(cid:863) Robert hooke published picture of a microorganism (mould) first and a scientific book, he lea(cid:396)(cid:374)ed dut(cid:272)h to (cid:396)ead a(cid:374)to(cid:374)(cid:859)s pu(cid:271)li(cid:272)atio(cid:374) Hooke told people how he made lenses, so others could make them too. Anton refused to sell/give any of his materials to anyone else. Aristotle: thought that toads/frogs came from contaminated water. Helmont: had a recipe (cheese and rags put into a dark corner) that would make mice. Unsealed: flies attracted the flies and layed eggs.