Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

The concept that diseases are caused by microorganisms. Discoveries by Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch established that several diseases are caused by bacteria and that putrification is also caused by microorganisms. These discoveries led to the establishment of the science of immunology and bacteriology. The postulation that a particular assemblage of microorganisms instigates a distinct…

Infectious agents. A microorganism which causes a disease,.e.g. a virus or bacterium (informal). A part of an organism capable of developing into a new organism. In cereals and oilseeds, the term is used to describe the distinctive portion which bears the potential seedling, as also the nutrients provided by nature for its growth. In groundnuts,…

In embryology, the first 2 weeks after fertilization. Developmental stage that begins with conception and lasts approximately 10 to 14 days.  

Geriatric psychiatry.  

A medical specialty concerning the treatment of older people. A geriatrician is a physician specially trained in the care of older people. While older adults experience many of the same illnesses and conditions as younger people, their response to diseases often differs. Changes due to aging in many of the body’s organs create unique circumstances.…

A physician with special training in geriatric medicine. In previous times, this training was self-taught through the special attention physicians gave their older patients. Presently, 1-3 years training programs that follow the regular medical curriculum are established in many of the teaching medical centers. A doctor who specialises in the treatment or study of diseases…

Political status of all countries of the world.  

The degree to which subordinates are physically separated.  

Atmosphere of the soil.  

As advocated by French obstetrician, LeBoyer, childbirth in which the alert and responsive infant is born into a dimly lit, quiet room, allowed to lie on its mother’s abdomen until the umbilical cord stops pulsing, and then is bathed calmly in a warm bath is thought to make neonates calmer and more alert than traditional…