Europe in the late 1800's, was struggle by their population
death, Agriculture Revolutions, and medical advance. Europe death rate was
increase, because there was disease that people cannot stop. Medical advance
was not as useful as today. People were in despair from a shortage of food
supplies. Then one day scientist found ways to stop disease with more helpful
medical advances. More Industrial and Agricultural develop to help the wealth
of Europe people. Then Europe growths begin to develop. This shows, that
Europe is becoming more modern.
Europe's population growth in the late 1800's had been
at the rate about 16 per cent for each twenty-year period. The Overall the
total population of Europe was about 190 million by 1850s. Then later it
had increased to 480 million by the late 1800's. Population grew so quick
during that period of time because of useful medical advances and improvement
in agricultural.
Agricultural led to larger way to support their people to live longer and it increased the wealth in the lower class and as well as to the world's. It brought in machines and tractor to decrease in the man power required for farming. The Industrial and Agricultural Revolutions are one way that helped Europe people's from death. It gained Europe from the farming of other modernized country. Agricultural is one way that keep population growth.
One way that kill many people in Europe is disease. A
disease call smallpox is a disease that killed many people and left others
with bad skin. Anthrax is also a disease that often fatal caused by the
bacterium. This disease occurs in humans, but is more likely to happen in
animals. It is a disease that may infest the bloodstream and cause death.
Then scientist founded way to stopped the disease from happening, because
of better medical advances.
Edward Jenner, was a scientist during the early 1800's.
He was an English Physician who practicing medicine in Berkeley, England.
He believed that people who had caught cowpox could not catch smallpox.
Cowpox is a disease that causes a few sores on the hands, but it can cause
death. Jenner helped a eight years old boy from effected smallpox. Jenner
made two cuts on the arm of the boy and inserted cowpox sores from a girl
to the boy. Then the boy caught cowpox. Forty-eight days later, Jenner inserted
the smallpox in to the boy's arm. It had been fatal, the smallpox matter
had no effect, because the body had been treated with cowpox matter. Edward
Jenner, work's had help many people with his experiment. It was the first
successful medical ever given.
Robert Koch, is a German physician who lived to the late
1800's. He was the first scientist to show bacteria cause diseases. Koch
received a prize for his work on diseases, as well he earned a medical degree
at Gottingen in 1866. In 1872, Koch was living in Wollstevn near Poland.
He began to study anthrax, a disease that affects people's lifestyle. It
occur in humans, but is more likely to occur in animals such as horse, sheep,
and cow. Anthrax bacterium became a representation for the study of germs
that cause specific diseases. Then later, Koch found a way of preventing
the diseases through his experimented. In 1877 after his study of bacteria,
Koch published articles and book that helped people to understand what can
cause diseases and other specific germs. His help included films of bacterial
diseases on glass slides and books that tell series steps about what certain
germ can cause a dangerous disease. After Koch successful study, Europe
population and wealth increased a lot. What Koch had been studied and experimented
through are, now known as Koch's Postulates, and still used by people who
studying bacteria.
Louis Pasteur, is a French Chemist and professor who
lived to the late 1800's. He was is the founder of modern microbiology.
It's the study of bacteria and viruses that cannot be seen with a naked
eye. The electron microscope, which made more possible to spot the viruses.
In 1881, Pasteur began to experimentation rabies. It is a deadly viral disease
of human and other mammals. This virus is from the bite of an infected animal.
Four years after Pasteur study, there was a small boy who was bitten by
a dog who had rabies. Pasteur uses his experimented of study to help the
small boy. Then many weeks after, the boy did not get rabies. Louis Pasteur,
was a scientist who had helped people to a healthy way too!
Europe was struggled by what had happen to them. People
were dying from disease and less food supplies. Medical advance wasn't that
successful to help their people. Then in the late 1800's, scientist found
better medical advance to stop the cause of disease. Agricultural increase
the wealth of population growth and led to more jobs. This shows, that in
the late 1800's Europe is becoming a successful continent.
Her Thor
McLane High School
Spring 98'
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