MICROBIOLOGY-CELL TEST BANK

The first known use of epidemiology to trace the source of a disease outbreak was the identification of contaminated water as the cause of cholera transmission in London. Which of the following was the physician who accomplished this? A. Joseph Lister B. John Needham C. Ignaz Semmelweis D. John Snow* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 2. Which of the following is a series of steps for determining the causative agent of a particular disease? A. Koch’s postulates* B. Lister’s checklists C. Pasteur’s principles D. Semmelweis’ guidelines Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 23 4. Which scientist performed an elegant series of experiments that finally and definitively disproved the theory of spontaneous generation? A. John Needham B. Louis Pasteur* C. Francesco Redi D. Jan Baptista van Helmont Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A