MICR 2420 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-9: Linnaean Taxonomy, Miasma Theory, Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
10 Oct 2018
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Prehistoric people took advantage of fermentation to preserve and enhance taste of food. A process that uses bacteria, mold, or yeast to convert sugars to alcohol, gases, and organic acids. Otzi the ice man evidence of trying to cure his disease after found preserved in ice. Ancient greeks bad air = malaria miasma hypothesis the romans also believed in the miasma hypothesis they created sewer systems to protect themselves from epidemics and waterborne illnesses. Hippocrates (father of western medicine) dismissed the idea of illness caused by supernatural powers. Thucydides (father of scientific history) early understanding of immunity. Va(cid:396)(cid:396)o (cid:894)ro(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:449)(cid:396)ite(cid:396)(cid:895) thi(cid:374)gs (cid:449)e (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t see aka (cid:373)i(cid:272)(cid:396)oo(cid:396)ga(cid:374)is(cid:373)s. Leeuwenhoek first one to develop a lens strong enough to view microbes (animalcules) Showed that individual microbial strains had unique properties. Invented pasteurization kills microorganisms responsible for spoilage. Connection between a single, isolated microbe and a known human disease (e. g. cholera vibrio cholera. Classification, description, identification, and naming of living organisms.
