Concept information
Preferred term
germ theory of disease
Definition
- The germ theory of disease evolved in the latter half of the 19th century. This fundamentally new understanding of infectious diseases became accepted with vital results for the health of humankind. [Source: Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste: The Social Science of Garbage; Germ Theory of Disease]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/germ_theory_of_disease
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