What factors were important in the discovery and development of the germ theory? (15)
This is a causation question. It is basically asking you why the germ theory developed. To get a high grade you need to identify the main reasons and produce a brief paragraph on each. This is very similar to the previous homework question. For why questions in medicine there are several factors to consider and to decide whether they should be included:
A) Technology B) Individual Genius C) War D) Government E) Religion F) Communication
The structure of your answer should be : 1) very brief introduction 2) a paragraph on your most important reason 3) second most important reason 4) Third most important reason and continue producing a paragraph on each reason until it is completed. 5) very brief conclusion - summarising the main arguments
Introduction The job of an introduction is to summarise the question and the main argument. In this example introduction the sentences that explain the question is written in black. The sentences that set out the areas of the argument are in red.
The germ theory was developed by the work of both Pasteur and Koch in the mid nineteenth century. Themain reason why the germ theory developed was due to the individual genius of Pasteur and Koch. However there were other important reasons why the germ theory developed such as technology, the role of governments, war, communication, the economy and education.
