How did Virchow's investigation of a typhus epidemic aid public health?
It laid the foundation for public health in Germany
It led to a worldwide vaccination program
It established the principle of quarantine
It proved the importance of sanitization
Answer
Rudolf Virchow investigated a typhus epidemic in Prussia in 1847 and his work laid the foundation for public health in Germany. He showed that typhus was spread by lice and not by bad air, as was commonly believed at the time. He also showed that poverty and poor sanitation were the main causes of typhus.
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