The History of Microbiology

By JessicaS14
  • Jan 10, 1157

    Smallpox

    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

  • Jan 10, 1347

    Bubonic Plague

    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