Louis Pasteur's germ theory of disease transformed medical science by identifying microorganisms as the cause of diseases and food spoilage. His work disproved spontaneous generation, leading to pasteurization and the birth of microbiology. Pasteur also advanced immunology, developing vaccines for anthrax, chicken cholera, and rabies, and influencing public health reforms.
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The ______ theory of disease, established by ______ ______, revolutionized the understanding of medical science.
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Spontaneous generation fallacy
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Pasteur's fermentation research
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Pasteurization process
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The treatment of a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog with post-exposure vaccinations was a significant achievement by ______, demonstrating the efficacy of ______.
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Decline of miasma and humoral theories
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Public Health Act of 1848 significance
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Impact of germ theory on disease prevention
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The term 'vaccination' was coined in respect to ______'s work with the cowpox virus to avert smallpox.
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