The Germ Cell Theory of Disease was an important breakthrough in the medical history of medicine. A French chemist by the name of Louis Pasture developed it in the mid-1800s while examining the fermentation process of alcohol. He had discoverd that it was caused by microscope organism which he called bacteria. While examining he also discovered that heat killed bacteria. He then developed the process of pasteurization to kill germs in liquids. It was then clear to Pasture and many others that bacteria caused disease. Joseph Lister, a British surgeon, brought the idea of germs and bacteria into the hospital. He believed that germs might explain why half of all surgical patients had died of infections. Lister ordered that his surgical wards be kept spotlessly clean in 1865, and he insisted that wounds be washed in antiseptics. The result of all of this was that 85% of his patients survived, and soon after hospitals began to follow the standards of cleaniness. Public officials then began to step up the cleaniness. All of these advances helped people live longer , healthier lives.
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