The History of Microbiology

By JessicaS14
  • Smallpox
    Jan 10, 1157

    Smallpox

    Basic Symptoms: Fever, Body aches, Rash and Pox
    Treatment: NO treatment, but there was a vaccine for prevention.
    Pathogen: Virus
  • Period: Jan 10, 1157 to

    History of Microbiology

  • Bubonic Plague
    Jan 10, 1347

    Bubonic Plague

    Basic Symptoms: Swollen lymph nodes, Fever/Chills, Fatigue
    Treatment: Antibiotics
    Pathogen: Bacterial
  • Antony von Leeuwehoek

    Antony von Leeuwehoek

    Discovered Microorganisms
  • Edward Jenner

    Edward Jenner

    Smallpox Vaccine
  • Potato Blight

    Potato Blight

    Basic Symptoms: Plants became black and curled and the potatoes rotted in just days.
    Treatment: Fungicide
    Pathogen: Fungus
  • Robert Koch

    Robert Koch

    Discovered Anthrax
  • Louis Pasteur

    Louis Pasteur

    Rabies Vaccine
  • D.E Salmon & Theobald Smith

    D.E Salmon & Theobald Smith

    A dead cell is an effective vaccine
  • NIH

    NIH

    Full Name: National Institute of Health
    Location: Bethesda, Maryland
    Role: Biomedical and health related research
  • Pasteur Institute

    Pasteur Institute

    Full Name: Pasteur Institute
    Location: Paris, France
    Role: Study biology, microorganisms, diseases, and vaccines
  • Dimitri Iwanowski

    Dimitri Iwanowski

    Discovered Viruses
  • Paul Ehrlich

    Paul Ehrlich

    Cure for Syphilis
  • Alexander Fleming

    Alexander Fleming

    Penicillin
  • CDC

    CDC

    Full Name: Centers for Disease Control
    Location: Atlanta, Georgia
    Role: To protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability
  • WHO

    WHO

    Full Name: World Health Organization
    Location: Geneva, Switzerland
    Role: Concerned with the international public health
  • Ebola

    Ebola

    Basic Symptoms: Fever, Headache,Weakness,Chills, Bleeding, Weight Loss
    Treatment: Fluids, BP Control, Replacement of Blood loss
    Pathogen: Virus
  • Stanley Prusiner

    Stanley Prusiner

    Discovered Disease Causing Proteins Called Prions
  • HIV

    HIV

    Basic Symptoms: Flu-like symptoms, not very clear
    Treatment: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) , no cure known
    Pathogen: Virus
  • Luc Montaigner & Robert Gallo

    Luc Montaigner & Robert Gallo

    Discovered the HIV Virus
  • SARS

    SARS

    Basic Symptoms: HIgh Fver, Headache, Difficulty Breathing, Pneumonia
    Treatment: Oxygen
    Pathogen: Virus