Pasteur and Lister did NOT establish the germ theory; Lister's surgery patients were dying after successful surgeries due to infections (bacterial) from dirty hands and unclean operating rooms, the environment, as Antoine Bechamp had asserted, as Did Florence Nightingale when she realized British soldiers were dying from infections that …
Pasteur and Lister did NOT establish the germ theory; Lister's surgery patients were dying after successful surgeries due to infections (bacterial) from dirty hands and unclean operating rooms, the environment, as Antoine Bechamp had asserted, as Did Florence Nightingale when she realized British soldiers were dying from infections that could be prevented with clean air, clean water, sunshine and good food and hygiene practices.
Thanks, Tony, for straightening out the facts. I hope I got the general idea straight. (Pasteur and his microscope were instrumental in substantiating the work of others, weren’t they? I had understood that Pasteur determined that French sheep were dying and their disease was caused by germs, but my understanding may be too simplified. The takeaway I was aiming at is that the medical establishment was loathe to adopt and act upon the Germ theory, and suggest looking into other theories, such as a parasite theory. As good as the germ theory is, it doesn’t seem to be the ultimate answer to every disease, and viruses don’t seem to cause the rest. Thanks again.
Pasteur and Lister did NOT establish the germ theory; Lister's surgery patients were dying after successful surgeries due to infections (bacterial) from dirty hands and unclean operating rooms, the environment, as Antoine Bechamp had asserted, as Did Florence Nightingale when she realized British soldiers were dying from infections that could be prevented with clean air, clean water, sunshine and good food and hygiene practices.
Thanks, Tony, for straightening out the facts. I hope I got the general idea straight. (Pasteur and his microscope were instrumental in substantiating the work of others, weren’t they? I had understood that Pasteur determined that French sheep were dying and their disease was caused by germs, but my understanding may be too simplified. The takeaway I was aiming at is that the medical establishment was loathe to adopt and act upon the Germ theory, and suggest looking into other theories, such as a parasite theory. As good as the germ theory is, it doesn’t seem to be the ultimate answer to every disease, and viruses don’t seem to cause the rest. Thanks again.