Germ Theory of Disease
The scientific theory, proven by Pasteur and Koch, that many diseases are caused by the growth and replication of specific microorganisms.
Core metadata
- ID: germ_theory
- Era: Industrial
- First known date: 1876 (exact)
- Region: Germany and France
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Advanced Chemistry (advanced_chemistry)
- Clinical Medicine (medicine_clinical)
- Microbiology (Early Observations) (microbiology_early_observations)
- Microscope (microscope)
- Scientific Method (scientific_method)
Dependents
- Antibiotics (antibiotics)
- Bacteriology (bacteriology_kochs_postulates)
- Sterile Injectable Drugs (sterile_injectable_drugs)
- Water Quality Testing (water_quality_testing)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Robert Koch: One of the founders of microbiology (Robert Koch Institute, 2018, official_agency) • Supports: node
Locator: Robert Koch Institute biography anchors Koch's 1876 anthrax proof as a decisive step in germ theory. - A Theory of Germs (National Academies Press / NCBI Bookshelf, 2004, textbook) • Supports: node
Locator: The NCBI Bookshelf chapter explains germ theory, Koch's experimental proof, and Koch's postulates.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 5
- Average edge confidence: 69%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 5
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine (medicine_clinical) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Clinical Medicine provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Microscope (microscope) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Microscope provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Scientific Method (scientific_method) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Scientific Method provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Advanced Chemistry (advanced_chemistry) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Advanced Chemistry provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Microbiology (Early Observations) (microbiology_early_observations) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Microbiology (Early Observations) is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. | No sources recorded. |
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