A History of Sterilisation

<p>The cradle of sterilisation has been around since the beginning of microbial life. Starting with extinctions ancient sterilisation started with heat-fire sun drying burning baking boiling extinction cooking mummification-and progressed to quarantining asepsis autoclaving chemical sterilisation filtration irradiation and other earlier similitudes (e.g. antisepsis bacteriostatic decontamination high-level disinfection fumigation germicide inhibition pasteurisation quarantine Tyndallization and virucide).</p><p></p><p>As we explore the rich history of sterilisation we encounter its influence in various aspects of our lives from the awe-inspiring phenomena of volcanoes to the intricate process of mummification and even in the subtle practices of device drug food tattooing and spacecraft sterilisation. Yet the names and contributions of those who shaped this field often remain in the shadows. In this book I strive to bring these names and their significant contributions to the forefront ensuring they are not forgotten in the annals of history.</p><p></p><p>The original intent of this book was to provide as many valuable resources of information on presterilisation and sterilisation as possible to help protect against past (hidden) present and future threats-such as buried and protected microbes outer-space contaminants like the extraterrestrial virus in Michael Crichton's novel The Andromeda Strain; antibiotic-resistant bacteria; and emerging pathogens bloodborne pathogens pandemic mutations (e.g. COVID-19 influenzas mutation viruses) etc . </p><p></p><p> The purpose here is to find historical and alternative defences to global extinctions pandemics pathogenic microbes and viral mutations defences that may be as and more resistant to current antibiotics sterilisation methods and vaccinations. If you can cause to extinct kill or sterilize the primitive life forms mutated microbes and resistant animals and microbes (e.g. tardigrades spores prions etc.) you could potentially kill or sterilize migrating alien viruses global pandemic pathogens and mass-fixing microbes. If not chances still improve by knowing the history of sterilisation back to paleontological times and alternatives.</p>