Andrea Fernanda Muñoz Narváez

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TAKE NOTES: MICROBIOLOGY

Surinder Kumar MD DNB MNAMS

Director Professor
Department of Microbiology
Maulana Azad Medical College
New Delhi, India
Foreword
Vishwa Mohan Katoch
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Historical Development of
Microbiology

WH questions

1. What is microbiology?
Microbiology studies microscopic organisms.

2. What contributions did Anton van Leeuwenhoek make?

He built the first microscope.
It was the first person to observe microorganisms.
He accurately described the different forms of bacteria.

3. What is the author's purpose for writing the text on microbiology?

That we know its importance throughout medical history.

4. Why is the invention of the microscope important?

Because it was and still is very helpful in medical advances.

5. Before the invention of the microscope, what was believed to be the cause of the diseases?
It was believed that diseases had supernatural causes or were caused by living and invisible creatures.

6. What forms of bacteria do they contain?

A form stable to heat and a heat sensitive form.

The text deals with the different characters that have contributed to the advancement of microbiology
over the years and how this has helped to better understand microorganisms and, therefore, has
contributed greatly to modern medicine.