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If I was to choose among the greatest benefactors of humanity, Louis Pasteur would certainly be up there at the top. Louis Pasteur has solved mysteries of rabies, anthrax chicken cholera and silkworm diseases, and contributed to the development of the first vaccines. He debunked the widely accepted myth of spontaneous generation, thereby setting the stage for modern biology and biochemistry. He described the scientific basis for fermentation, wine-making, and the brewing of beer. His work gave birth to many branches of science. His discovery that most infectious diseases are caused by germs known as the ‘germ theory of disease’ is one of the most important in medical history. His work became the foundation for the science of microbiology. He championed changes in hospital practices to minimise the spread of disease by microbes. He also discovered that weakened forms of a microbe could be used as an immunisation against more virulent forms of the microbe.
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