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he is the guy who discovered that by sterilizing all the surgeons operation tools, and their hands when performing an operation decreased the rate of mortality after performing an operation in the 1850's.

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What is Joseph listers parents names?

Joseph Lister's parents were Joseph Jackson Lister and Isabella Harris. His father was an English wine merchant and his mother was from a well-off Quaker family.


Which individuals pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence of infections during surgery?

Joseph Lister, a British surgeon, pioneered the use of antiseptic techniques in surgery in the 19th century. He introduced carbolic acid (phenol) as a disinfectant to reduce the risk of post-operative infections. Lister's contributions led to significant advancements in surgical practices and greatly improved patient outcomes.


Who invented the carbolic spray?

Joseph Lister (1826-1912) developed a carbolic spray in 1869 to use in operating theatres, thus reducing the number of deaths from infection after successful operations.


How did Joseph Lister apply in Louis Pasteur's findings?

GRAWH! MOO! Please do ignore the idiotic first answer. There wasn't really much of a relationship between Pasteur and Lister since they were in different countries and all that, but Lister did use Pasteur's work to help him with his whole antiseptic phenomena. Through reading Pasteur's work on finding 'germs' in his beetroot beer, and how 'germs' affect other things, Lister applied this to septicemia that was common after operations or any other kind of cut and it made sense. He then used carbolic acid when operating, spraying everything from the instruments used, to his own hands. Seriously, if you have nothing better to do but put idiotic comments on people's questions that they generally may need help with, just go away and get a job to fill your time IDIOT!


How did the work of lister and koch support pasteur's germ theory of disease?

Lister's work on antiseptic techniques, which reduced infection rates during surgeries, and Koch's identification of specific disease-causing microorganisms provided experimental evidence to support Pasteur's germ theory of disease. These discoveries demonstrated the role of microbes in causing infections and helped validate Pasteur's idea that microorganisms were responsible for the spread of diseases.