Name of
Year of
microbiologist discovery
Louis
Pasteur
Ignaz
Semmelweiss
Joseph
Lister
Alexander
Flemming
What he discovered
How he discovered
it
The importance of
the discovery today
1. Using ideas from the 4 Microbiologists that you have researched, how can basic hygiene help us to
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2. Suggest why people were so resistant to Ignaz Semmelweiss’ ideas at the time
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3. What is a ‘vector’? Give an example of a vector, plus the disease it is linked to
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4. Research & give a brief description of 7 ways the body tries to prevent pathogens entering:
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