PAdlet by https://padlet.com/ionescucora2/83fu9vtknd1vzkxx en-us 2021-03-25 20:25:19 UTC 2021-03-25 20:27:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png Antibiotics Invention ionescucora2 https://padlet.com/ionescucora2/83fu9vtknd1vzkxx/wish/1354906304 Antibiotics are used every day across the globe to fight off bacterial infections. The most interesting thing about antibiotics was they were created as a result of a scientific accident according to Microbiology Society. A scientist named Alexander Fleming had discovered a fungus growing in a petri dish of Staphylococcus bacteria in 1928. He observed that everywhere the fungus existed, the bacteria could not. This fungus was named Penicillin, a now extremely commonplace antibiotic that treats an array of bacterial infections. Before the invention of antibiotics, common infections caused by bacteria were often fatal, such as strep throat, pneumonia, whooping cough, and more.]]> 2021-03-25 20:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ionescucora2/83fu9vtknd1vzkxx/wish/1354906304 First Organ Transplant ionescucora2 https://padlet.com/ionescucora2/83fu9vtknd1vzkxx/wish/1354907853 Ever since the 18th century, scientists have experimented with organ transplants on animals and even humans. However, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, it wasn’t until 1954 that the first-ever transplant of a kidney was done successfully. Now with today’s modern technology in tissue typing and immunosuppressant drugs; livers, hearts, lungs, kidneys, and several other organs are routinely and safely transplanted to those in need.]]> 2021-03-25 20:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ionescucora2/83fu9vtknd1vzkxx/wish/1354907853 Germ Theory ionescucora2 https://padlet.com/ionescucora2/83fu9vtknd1vzkxx/wish/1354908988  For the majority of time, humans did not understand how sickness and diseases were spread.  The concept of germs, viruses, and bacteria was non-existent, and any illness or infection that someone had some other explanation for the root cause.

The germ theory of disease finally gave a scientific explanation to many of these diseases. This theory stated living microorganisms and pathogens were actually the cause of many diseases. According to the Science Encyclopedia website, this idea was initially proposed in the year 1025 and then later again in the mid 1500s and 1700s. However, it wasn’t until the work of Louis Pasteur in the 1850s when this theory really gained traction. Finally, a scientist named Robert Koch truly solidified this theory with the use of a microscope. Because of these gentlemen, the medical world can now perform safe surgeries, administer vaccines, and eliminate minor infections that would otherwise be fatal.

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