Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Why Millions Died: Before the War on Infectious Diseases
Why Millions Died: Before the War on Infectious Diseases
Why Millions Died: Before the War on Infectious Diseases
Ebook160 pages2 hours

Why Millions Died: Before the War on Infectious Diseases

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Why Millions Died reviews the painfully slow development of research by isolated investigators who believed that diseases could be caused by infectious organisms. The brutally contentious and vivid arguments that raged between the proponents of the germ theory of disease and those who condemned it from both the scientific community and the pulpits delayed the implementation of vaccines and antimicrobial agents. Such delays resulted in millions of deaths until the professional communities and the general public began to believe that certain health measures could protect against infection and reduce the enormous death tolls from disease. Preeminent among these workers was an Italian scientist, Agostino Bassi, who articulated the germ theory of disease following twenty years of research. Approximately thirty years later, Pasteur repeated Bassi's research in order to gain prestige as the savior of the germ theory of disease. Pasteur was also discovered to have committed fraud in claiming he had developed a vaccine for anthrax - only to be exposed by the brilliant German microbiologist, Robert Koch.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateNov 25, 2011
ISBN9780761855569
Why Millions Died: Before the War on Infectious Diseases

Related to Why Millions Died

Related ebooks

Medical For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Why Millions Died

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Why Millions Died - George H. Scherr

    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1