Individuals Short run contribution Why wasn’t it good? Long run contribution Opposition
Augustino 1835, Links a specific microbe ( a fungus) Henle Friedrich based his
Bassi to a silkworm disease called muscarine. work on this discovery.
Friedrich 1840, suggests microbes were the Dismissed.
Henle cause of infection. Based on Bassi’s Spontaneous generation.
work. Disease caused microbes.
Joseph Lister In 1860, Lister used Pasteur’s Germ ● Lister still used Built on to create the aseptic In Aug 1867, Lister gave a lecture and said that
theory and thought to eradicate germs his everyday method in future (1890s) infections in wounds was caused by
through an antiseptic approach. He asked clothes in microbes in the air. However, this was long
his professor of Chemistry, Thomas surgeries. ● 1864 - 66: 35 debated by surgeons whether or not to leave
Anderson and he recommended ● Lister didn’t amputations, 19 lived, wounds in the open air.
carbolic acid. understand 16 died,
E.g. Aug 1865, Jamie Greenless microbes, he mortality:46% In 1860s, Britain was not familiar with Germ
fractured his leg which was run over by a believed that ● 1867-70: 40 Theory and Drs were still debating the causes
cart. It would’ve been amputated. there’s only amputations, 34 lived, of infections in wounds.
Instead Lister soaked the bones and one type that 6 died,
dressings in carbolic acid for 4 days caused mortality:15% Most doctors didn’t believe that microscopic
when Jamie complained of irritation. 6 disease. germs could harm something as large as a
weeks later, Jamie walked out of the ● Only rinsed not human.
hospital. scrubbed his
Lister learn’t to create a chemical barrier hands in New theories e.g 1868, Professor John Bennet
out of carbolic acid. His form of carbolic acid. argued Spontaneously generated infection when
antiseptic surgery was called ‘Listerism’. cells died.
Communication: Charlton Bastian was very influential, and was
a firm believer in
He published his results in March 1867. Spontaneous generation. He wrote and
Publicised Pastuer’s Germ Theory. lectured widely against Listerism in late
Aug 1867, gave lectures to Drs. 1860s early 1870s.
Lister retreated from wider discussion about
infection.
Antiseptic chemicals were already widely
used, Lister’s ideas not revolutionary.
Augustino 1835, Links a specific microbe ( a fungus) Henle Friedrich based his
Bassi to a silkworm disease called muscarine. work on this discovery.
Friedrich 1840, suggests microbes were the Dismissed.
Henle cause of infection. Based on Bassi’s Spontaneous generation.
work. Disease caused microbes.
Joseph Lister In 1860, Lister used Pasteur’s Germ ● Lister still used Built on to create the aseptic In Aug 1867, Lister gave a lecture and said that
theory and thought to eradicate germs his everyday method in future (1890s) infections in wounds was caused by
through an antiseptic approach. He asked clothes in microbes in the air. However, this was long
his professor of Chemistry, Thomas surgeries. ● 1864 - 66: 35 debated by surgeons whether or not to leave
Anderson and he recommended ● Lister didn’t amputations, 19 lived, wounds in the open air.
carbolic acid. understand 16 died,
E.g. Aug 1865, Jamie Greenless microbes, he mortality:46% In 1860s, Britain was not familiar with Germ
fractured his leg which was run over by a believed that ● 1867-70: 40 Theory and Drs were still debating the causes
cart. It would’ve been amputated. there’s only amputations, 34 lived, of infections in wounds.
Instead Lister soaked the bones and one type that 6 died,
dressings in carbolic acid for 4 days caused mortality:15% Most doctors didn’t believe that microscopic
when Jamie complained of irritation. 6 disease. germs could harm something as large as a
weeks later, Jamie walked out of the ● Only rinsed not human.
hospital. scrubbed his
Lister learn’t to create a chemical barrier hands in New theories e.g 1868, Professor John Bennet
out of carbolic acid. His form of carbolic acid. argued Spontaneously generated infection when
antiseptic surgery was called ‘Listerism’. cells died.
Communication: Charlton Bastian was very influential, and was
a firm believer in
He published his results in March 1867. Spontaneous generation. He wrote and
Publicised Pastuer’s Germ Theory. lectured widely against Listerism in late
Aug 1867, gave lectures to Drs. 1860s early 1870s.
Lister retreated from wider discussion about
infection.
Antiseptic chemicals were already widely
used, Lister’s ideas not revolutionary.
