Miasma theory Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

b. Secondary chamber correct answers -afterburner; smaller than primary chamber; has a burner that burns gases, smoke and particulates; often referred to as afterburner chamber Classification of waste d. Type 4: correct answers human and animal remains; carcasses, organs, solid organic waste from hospitals, labs, abattoirs, and animal pounds. Classification of waste c. Type 1-3: correct answers rubbish, refuse, garbage . Heat: in cremation- correct answers heat initiate from a gas bur...

Who discovered the Miasma Theory? A. Florence Nightingale B. Jeanne Mance C. Mary Snively D. Marguerite d'Youville - A. Florence Nightingale Who founded Hotel Dieu? A. Mary Snively B. Florence Nightingale C. Jeanne Mance D. Harriet Sutherland - C. Jeanne Mance

Methods of Disposition Exam 3 Question and answers already passed Methods of Disposition Exam 3 Reverence for dead, Believed cremation began in Greece in 1000 BC, Believed in shadowy afterlife and Elysian Fields - correct answer The ancient Greeks... Separation of the soul from the body, and they believed the remnants of cremation held personal and spiritual significance and should be entombed properly - correct answer Greeks believed cremation provided... Large pyres were built a...

Beginning of medicine always trying to make people feel better, became smaller when witch hunting grew Hippocrates greek, greatest thinker of early medicine, examined only things that are observable, wanted to explain medicine through observations not spirits, humoral theory Humoral. theory four fluids (humors) in the body- blood, yellow and black bile, phlegm- health is how well the 4 are balanced, led to bloodletting Bloodletting withdrawal of blood to cure a disease Humoral medicine balan...

Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville Chap01, Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”? A. Robert Hooke B. Zacharias Janssen C. Francesco Stalluti D. Giovanni Faber Ans: A 2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify o...

Describe Koch's postulates and the significance of his experiment - Koch's postulates: with the use of anthrax provided a basis for Germ Theory. the experiment: extract blood from diseased individual grow culture put culture into healthy individual, develop disease extract this blood, culture it to show same results Describe the importance of Louis Pasteur and the significance of his swan-neck flask experiment - Disproved spontaneous generation (miasma) the swan-neck made contamination...

Germ Theory of Disease - idea that infectious diseases are caused by pathogens Early ideas about disease transmission - punishment for sins, miasma, hexes/spells, spontaneous generation miasma - a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor Louis Pasteur - A French chemist, this man discovered that heat could kill bacteria that otherwise spoiled liquids including milk, wine, and beer. -disproved spontaneous generation -vaccines for rabies and anthrax Robert Koch - country doctor ...

Define Health correct answers complete physical, mental, and social well-being (not just the absence of disease) Define Community correct answers - group usually in similar geographical area - have roles and relationships, and an awareness of their involvement in - share common beliefs/values - common needs and a commitment to meeting them Evolution of Health Theory correct answers 1. Miasma Phase - health & disease caused by pollution and bad air 2. Bacteriology Phase - dise...

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. correct answers WHO definition interventions influencing healthy life trajectories correct answers medical, social, behavioral, economic, environmental medicine vs public health correct answers medicine: diagnosing and treating public health: preventing applied social science that encourages individuals and communities to take steps to improve their own health correc...

MIC 130 EXAM 1 questions with complete solutions Germ Theory of Disease idea that infectious diseases are caused by pathogens Early ideas about disease transmission punishment for sins, miasma, hexes/spells, spontaneous generation miasma a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor